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Irish Rail’s $50M IT Disaster | Cork News
Irish Rail’s $50 million rail traffic IT project has crashed and burned—scrapped after years of failure, with the CEO admitting deep regret and blaming a Spanish contractor, Indra, whose unproven system was never successfully deployed anywhere. Despite pouring nearly $10 million into fixes since 2025, the system remains unusable, forcing safety-first disruptions. An independent review is now underway—funded by the National Transport Authority—raising eyebrows over its impartiality. While the executive team takes responsibility, the contractor’s failures are at the heart of the disaster…
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