The station served as a filming location for the 1979 movie The First Great Train Robbery starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down.

[2] On 18 December 2013, the canopy over platforms 1 and 2 collapsed in high winds; there was damage to one train and one person suffered minor injuries.

The plan also included bus shelters, a car park with 140 spaces and a set-down area accessed from Horgan's Quay for taxis and buses.

[6] In February 2014, €3 million was allocated towards implementing phase one including site works and detailed planning.

[8][9] Planning permission was granted, and Irish Rail put the entrance building project out to tender in early 2015.

[11][12] In parallel, a new road project (for use by buses),[11] commenced in early 2016 with its opening coinciding with the completion of the entrance building contract in November 2017.

[16] Originally built by Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy of Liverpool at a cost of £1,955, the engine was obtained by the Great Southern and Western Railway to run services from Dublin to Cork.

Since December 2005's timetable change, the through platforms tend to get quite congested as commuter trains often come in together, clogging up limited space.

It is no longer necessary since all services to the station are operated either by railcars or by Mark 4 sets with a driving van trailer.