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Irish Rail-no catering UFN. - Posted: May 20, 2022 - 8:40 PM Quote and reply
On Tuesday, 10th May, Iarnród Éireann regrettably announced that RailGourmet, our onboard catering provider, was no longer in a position to provide catering services on our Intercity network.
This occurred despite extensive efforts by both parties to see on-board catering services resume, following their enforced absence for two years of the pandemic.
Since the lifting of face covering regulations in February 2022, RailGourmet has not been in a position to resume services, primarily due to the challenges in resolving staffing issues, and significant additional costs.
As a result, a termination of the contract with RailGourmet has been agreed, and catering services will remain suspended. (Catering services on Enterprise, under a separate contract with Corporate Catering Services Ltd, are continuing to operate on a limited basis.)
We will quickly begin the process to tender for a new catering contract. However,this will mean that catering services are unlikely to be available on board until at least early 2023.
IR 20.05.2022
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