Iarnród Éireann
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Predecessor | CIÉ Railways Division (1945-1987) |
| Founded | 2 February 1987 |
| Headquarters | Connolly Station, Dublin 1, D01 V6V6, Ireland |
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Area served
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Ireland |
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Key people
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David Franks (CEO) Philip Gaffney (Chairman) |
| Revenue |
 €233.9 million (2015) |
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€330.3 million (2015) |
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 €7.7 million (2015) |
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| Owner | Government of Ireland (100%) |
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Number of employees
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3,796 (2015) |
| Parent | Córas Iompair Éireann |
| Website | www.irishrail.ie |
Iarnród Éireann (Irish pronunciation: [ˈiəɾˠnˠɾˠoːdˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]), also known as Irish Rail in English, is the operator of the national railway network of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ). It operates all internal InterCity, Commuter, DART and freight railway services in the Republic of Ireland, and, jointly with Northern Ireland Railways, the Enterprise service between Dublin and Belfast. In 2015, IÉ carried 39.7 million passengers, up from 37.8 million in 2014.
Until 2013 Ireland was the only European Union state that had not implemented EU Directive 91/440 and related legislation, having derogated its obligation to split train operations and infrastructure businesses, and allow open access by private companies to the rail network. A consultation on the restructuring of Iarnród Éireann took place in 2012. The derogation ended on 14 March 2013 when the company was split in 2 sectors: Railway Undertaking and Infrastructure Manager.
At the time of its establishment the company referred to itself as Irish Rail, and adopted the four rails IR logo. In 1994, the company brought the Irish form of its name to the fore, introducing a logo and corporate branding based on the letters IÉ (Iarnród_Éireann) corporate branding and logo. However, both languages remained part of the official company name ("Iarnród Éireann – Irish Rail"). In 2013, new bi-lingual branding was introduced.
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