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22nd February 2018
08:41pm GMT

12:55 Bray Howth is delayed at Shankill, due to an incident onboard. Gardai are enroute. Update to follow
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) February 22, 2018
The train was stopped at Shankill as Gardaí arrived on the scene. Passengers had to wait for around 20 minutes before the incident was dealt with and the train got moving again.Update: 12:55 Bray Howth is running 20mins late due to passenger trouble onboard
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) February 22, 2018
It's not the first time such a scam has been an issue on public transport in Dublin.
As far back as last April, Gardaí warned passengers about a scam whereby packets of tissues would be left on seats on the DART and other commuter trains.
Passengers told Gardaí that anyone who touched the packets was asked to pay for them and was subjected to threatening or intimidating behaviour, reports the Irish Times.
Irish Rail confirmed that five people had been arrested in connection with that scam.