Commuter is the brand name given to the suburban rail services operated by
Iarnród Éireann in
Ireland. These operate in and around the suburban rail networks of
Dublin,
Cork,
Limerick and
Galway, in contrast to the majority of services which are classed as
InterCity. In recent years, Iarnród Éireann has put a significant amount of effort into upgrading its network, with new tracks, signalling, station upgrades and trains. The majority of Commuter services are operated by
diesel multiple unit train sets. An exception to this is the
DART service - this shares the line with several other services. It is the only electrified heavy rail service in Ireland.