Three teenagers have been arrested after an alleged assault on a train yesterday. A passenger on the 5:55pm Heuston to Newbridge service was attacked by a gang of teens shortly after the train left the station.
Gardai are said to be investigating the incident. Irish Rail says CCTV footage from onboard the train and from Sallins station will be given to the gardai.
Customers took to Twitter to vent their frustration. One said "Feel very unsafe with no staff on train. Routine anti-social behaviour goes unpunished and escalates".
While another added that the people involved "Should have never been allowed on the train in the first place".
One user said " a lot of people dialled 999 as soon as the assaults began".
Apologies to all customers onboard the 17:55hrs service from Heuston to Newbridge. Gardai are investigating
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) March 10, 2014
It is the second violent incident on a train in less than a week.
Last Friday two teenagers were arrested when vandals smashed windows and pulled the emergency cord on a train near Leixlip station.
Irish Rail Spokesperson Jane Cregan says passengers were upset at this latest incident.
