{"slug": "irish-rail-writes-down-eur50m-after-train-it-project-goes-off-the-rails", "title": "Irish Rail writes down €50M after train IT project goes off the rails", "summary": "Irish Rail has written down €50 million after losing confidence in a delayed traffic management system IT project. The state-owned operator's failed initiative has drawn criticism from politicians, who compared the recurring public-sector IT failures to \"Groundhog Day.\"", "body_md": "MOST POPULAR\nEVENTS\n-\nThe Hardware Crunch: How Supply Chain Turbulence Is Forcing a New IT Playbook\nInfrastructure teams are facing a perfect storm: extended hardware lead times, rising costs driven by AI demand, and accelerated platform timelines.\n-\nOvercoming the trade-offs in data sovereignty\nWhat does data sovereignty actually mean for your network, which trade-offs are unavoidable? 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