Get your skates on: Local community rail partnership's annual ice skating train trip back

The ever popular Limerick On Ice train trips organised by North Tipperary Community Rail Partnership are back.

The annual trip has been running now for the best part of two decades and helps promote the line between Ballybrophy and Limerick.

Louise Morgan Walsh has arranged two days for the skating trips, with Nenagh taking the train on January 5, and people from Cloughjordan going on January 4, though everyone is welcome to come along on any of the days.

Ms Morgan Walsh has arranged for the groups to be catered for on the ice between 12pm and 1pm each day.

The cost of tickets is €6 return on the train (€3 for child), and €12 for entry to Limerick on Ice on production of a train ticket.

The normal entry fee is €17.

Those intending to come along are being advised to book the train ticket in advance to allow Irish Rail arrange extra capacity should it be required.

“On behalf of the partnership I would like to thank Irish Rail and Limerick on Ice for their continued support ever since the trips began almost 20 years ago,” said Ms Morgan Walsh.

The train leaves Cloughjordan at 9.26am; Nenagh, 9.55am, and Birdhill at 10.19am. The train returns from Limerick at 5.10pm.

The contact person for Cloughjordan is Elaine Baker on 087-1243588; elaine_baker@yahoo.com and, for Nenagh, contact Louise Morgan Walsh on 087-6154146.