Incident on Dublin to Waterford train goes viral after report made to Irish Rail
A social media post regarding the alleged incident on the Waterford to Dublin train has received over half a million views
An alleged incident on a Dublin to Waterford train has gone viral after it was reported to Irish Rail on social media.
A social media post regarding a person vaping on the train has received over half a million views on X.
The post by X user ‘Snappiechappie’ reads: “Hi @IrishRail fella in seat E57 on the 5:37 Heuston to Waterford train vaping away a few times now.”
The Irish Rail account subsequently replied: “Sorry to hear there has been an issue. I will report this issue.”
The user then came back to say: “No worries. He is persistently valuing now.”
Irish Rail subsequently replied: “If you need assistance on the train, suggest speaking to a staff member onboard.”
The post received over 170 replies, with many users criticising the poster for reporting the incident via social media.
One man wrote: “Sorry, would you mind not vaping please... see how easy that is instead of acting like a baby on social media.”
“Grow a pair and say something,” another person wrote.
One user said: “If that is the worst anti-social behaviour you experience on Irish public transport, I envy you.
However, many others saw the funny side of the post and subsequently joked about the incident.
“Hi @IrishRail, there's a guy in seat E53 on the 5:37 from Heuston to Waterford staring at me vaping,” one person commented.
Another user wrote: “Tagging them like they’re the CIA and gonna make him disappear.”
“Please tell me this is a parody account,” one person added.
A number of users noted that the X account in question regularly makes reports to Irish Rail regarding alleged issues on Waterford to Dublin trains.
Irish Rail often uses X to communicate with passengers and to receive customer feedback.