Translink is facing criticism over its handling of the all-Ireland Fleadh after passengers were turned away from packed trains on the opening day of the festival in Belfast. “I contacted Translink this morning to see what more can we do to prepare for later in the week.” “Translink, you’ve failed at the first hurdle,” he wrote in a post on social media. “I’m waiting at Hilden station to travel into the Fleadh, but the train is already absolutely chock-a-block and passengers are being turned away. “We are advising passengers to leave extra time for their journeys, expect services to be busy and plan ahead using the Translink website.”