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"Management of the Greek railway system has been neglected for too long".

"Faillí déanta le rófhada i mbainistiú chóras iarnróid na Gréige".

Two days after the train crash in Greece in which nearly half a hundred people were killed and scores injured, the Greek Government has admitted that the management of the country's railway network has been neglected for too long.

Dhá lá tar éis na timpiste traenach sa Ghréig inar maraíodh beagnach leathchéad duine agus inar gortaíodh na scórtha, tá sé admhaithe ag Rialtas na Gréige go bhfuil faillí déanta le rófhada i mbainistiú ghréasán iarnróid na tíre.

The government declared that, in view of the disaster, it would be investigated why there was so much delay in improvement works on the railway.

Dhearbhaigh an rialtas go bhfiosrófaí, i bhfianaise na tubaiste, cén fáth a raibh an oiread moille ar oibreacha feabhsúcháin ar an iarnród.

The delay, it is said, remains inexplicable since the Greek Government sold the state-owned railway company to an Italian state-owned company in 2017 in the hope that hundreds of millions of euros would be invested in the network.

Is dothuigthe fós an mhoill, a deirtear, ó dhíol Rialtas na Gréige comhlacht iarnróid an stáit le comhlacht stáit na hIodáile in 2017 le súil go n-infheisteofaí na céadta milliún euro sa ghréasán.

In fact, the Greek Minister of Transport resigned yesterday since, he said, he had the political responsibility for railway matters.

Go deimhin, d'éirigh Aire Iompair na Gréige as oifig inné ós air, a dúirt sé, a bhí an fhreagracht pholaitiúil as cúrsaí iarnróid.

At least 48 people were killed and more than three were injured when a freight train and a passenger train collided at high speed northeast of the city of Larissa in central Greece last night.

Maraíodh 48 duine ar a laghad agus gortaíodh os cionn trí scór nuair a bhuail traein lastais agus traein paisineirí faoina chéile agus iad faoi mhórluas soir ó thuaidh ó chathair Larissa i lár na Gréige arú aréir.

Because many of the bodies were burned, it is not yet known exactly how many people were killed.

De bharr gur dódh go leor de na coirp, ní fios go barainneach fós cé mhéad duine a maraíodh.

It is estimated that many young people – students of their establishment – are among the dead.

Meastar go bhfuil go leor daoine óga – mic léinn a mbunáite – i measc na marbh.

It was reported yesterday that the Larissa station master was accused of gross negligence which was responsible for the death of the 48 people but that he himself claimed that the accident was caused by a technical fault.

Tuairiscíodh inné gur cúisíodh máistir stáisiúin Larissa i mórfhaillí arbh é ba chionsiocair le bás an 48 duine ach gur mhaígh sé féin gur fabht teicniúil ba chúis leis an tionóisc.

It is reported today, however, that the station master – a 59-year-old man – admitted that he had been negligent in his duties.

Tuairiscítear inniu, ámh, gur admhaigh an máistir stáisiúin – fear 59 bliain – go raibh sé faillíoch ina ndualgais.

RTÉ News and Current Affairs The scene of the disaster near Larissa

Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ Láthair na tubaiste in aice le Larissa