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Iarnród Éireann (IE), or Irish Rail in English, is the largest passenger railway system in Ireland. Established in 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann. It runs all internal intercity, suburban and commuter railway services in the Republic of Ireland and it operates the Enterprise service between Dublin and Belfast with Northern Ireland Railways jointly.

The Irish word iarnród is literally translated as iron road into English. In 1987 Iarnród Éireann initially called itself Irish Rail, and introduced the four rails IR logo, however the initials IR were often defaced as IRA on signage and such. This led the company to introduce the Irish form of its name and the related initials, IE in 1994, since then the name Irish Rail has been used less prominantly.

Intercity services are mainly radial to/from Dublin: Cork, Limerick, Tralee, Galway, Waterford, Rosslare Europort, Sligo, Westport and Ballina. Additional regional services are between Cork - Tralee as well as Limerick - Rosslare Europort.

Commuter services are also mainly radial to/from Dublin: Northern (Dundalk), Western (Mullingar), South Western (Kildare) and South Eastern (Arklow). The north-south route is also host to the Dublin Area Rapid Transit, the State's only electrified service. Additional commuter services are between Ennis - Limerick, Tralee - Cork as well as Cobh - Cork.

Quality of service varies from route to route. The Enterprise is well regarded, despite problems with punctuality. The Cork - Dublin route was the "premier line" of the Great Southern and Western Railway, one of the biggest pre-Córas Iompair Éireann operators. Journey time and rolling stock is quite good on this route.

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