Row over tissue selling on Dart

GARDAI boarded a Dart in Shankill last Thursday afternoon to intervene in a row over tissue selling.

The train departed Bray at 12.55 p.m. on Thursday, February 22, and was travelling in the direction of Howth when the incident occurred.

Irish Rail announced that the Dart was delayed by around 20 minutes due to ‘passenger trouble’ on board.

It is understood that a fight occurred between passengers over the attempted selling of packets of tissues.

A spokesperson for Iarnród Éireann said the practice of people illegally selling tissues crops up sporadically on all its rail services.

The sellers, who target offpeak trains, leave a packet of tissues along with a note saying that they are for sale.

Anyone who touches the packet is then told they have bought the tissues and is aggressively pursued for payment.

The spokeswoman encouraged anyone who witnesses the anti-social behaviour to contact a member of staff, who will endeavour to have the person removed from the train.

Dart services returned to normal shortly after the incident occurred.