Galway Bay fm newsroom - Rail passengers on all Galway and Westport services are being advised of significant delays this afternoon after a train hit a herd of cows near Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
The incident is understood to have happened shortly after three o clock this afternoon.
Up to 8 cows have been badly injured as a result.
The train is still at the scene and has been badly damaged.
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Barry Kenny from Iarnrod Eireann says services to and from the West will be severely disrupted.
