Demand for train seats has jumped this weekend, Iarnród Éireann has said as it advised passengers to book in advance to avoid being left behind.
As travel restrictions are eased and people travel from place to place for the weekend, or for Christmas, public transport is experiencing a surge in demand which is expected to continue over the coming days.
Bus and train stations and stops are littered with people travelling to their homes from work or college, as well as people taking the opportunity of the lifting of inter-county travel to visit family members and friends.
At Waterford bus station, student Natasha Wyse was preparing to catch a bus to Cork, for the first time in months. "Just to see my college friends, I was in college in Cork