Irish Rail reveal their additional rail services for the Fleadh in Wexford

Iarnród Éireann have announced additional services for the upcoming Fleadh…

The Fleadh Cheoil will take place in Wexford from August 3rd to August 11th 2025. It will be the second year in a row that the Fleadh has taken place in Wexford – and it will be the last for quite some time.

“Iarnród Éireann is pleased to confirm that we will again operate over 50 extra train services this year during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann to/from Wexford, allowing more people to attend the country’s leading traditional music festival. An extra Dublin Connolly to Wexford train will operate each day between Tuesday 5th and Sunday 10th August, and an extensive range of shuttle services between Arklow and Wexford, up to a final service at 23:00hrs approx from Wexford to Arklow each evening,” they released in a statement on Tuesday.

Additional trains

The additional trains will operate from Tuesday 5th to Sunday 10th August, as follows:

Tuesday 5th to Friday 8th August

10:34hrs Dublin Connolly to Wexford
19:00hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
21:35hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
14:40hrs and 17:10hrs Arklow to Wexford
13:40hrs, 16:00hrs and 23:00hrs Wexford to Arklow

Saturday 9th August

10:25hrs Dublin Connolly to Wexford
19:30hrs Wexford to Bray (connection to DART services to Dublin city centre)
21:35hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
14:08hrs, 16:15hrs, 17:10hrs and 18:25hrs Arklow to Wexford
13:05hrs, 14:20hrs, 15:45hrs, 17:25hrs and 23:10hrs Wexford to Arklow

Sunday 10th August

10:45hrs Dublin Connolly to Wexford
19:30hrs Wexford to Bray (connection to DART services to Dublin city centre)
21:35hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
15:00hrs, 16:08hrs, 17:30hrs and 19:05hrs Arklow to Wexford
13:38hrs, 16:20hrs, 17:40hrs and 23:10hrs Wexford to Arklow

Customers are advised to book rail travel in advance on scheduled and extra train services to/from Wexford throughout Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann at http://www.irishrail.ie or the Iarnród Éireann app, as demand is expected to be high.

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