Transport Reliance on private cars for households living in new-builds poses threat to climate targetsPlanning regulator warns that a fifth of all new homes are located in areas dependant on the private car use
Transport Dublin streets set for ‘most consequential’ change since Grafton Street pedestrianisationThe draft plans would see cars removed from the city’s quays, except for taxis
Transport NTA warns of ‘imminent threat’ to public transportTransport body says shortage of mechanics is impacting ability of Dublin Bus to maintain vehicles, while lack of drivers is also affecting bus reliability
Transport Transport authority puts cost of German-style €9 public transport ticket at over €400 millionThe Labour Party has been campaigning for the introduction of a €9 monthly ‘climate ticket’ for unlimited use of public bus, rail and Luas services here to shift people away from using cars
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Transport BusConnects lodges plans to buy more south Dublin landParcels of land in the financial sector region are among the private plots needed to widen the capital’s 16 bus corridors for BusConnects
Transport Dáil’s spending watchdog concerned over BusConnects expenditure Public Accounts Committee questions the transport authority’s ability to keep plan to overhaul bus networks within budget
Transport Over 100 new electric buses to sit idle in Dublin until year-end due to undersupply of charging infrastructure A programme to install charging infrastructure for 136 buses was intended to be complete by the end of August, but will now be delayed
Transport ‘Crunch time’ as transport authority prepares CPOs for BusConnects project from airport to cityNTA’s plan to widen north Dublin bus corridor, finalised last week, will involve compulsory purchase of businesses’ road frontage and residents’ gardens
BusConnects National Transport Authority lodges plan to buy private land from Swords to city centreA series of high-level risks threaten delivery of the landmark BusConnects project, however, including planning delays and legal complications
Transport East coast commuters to benefit from 24 hour bus serviceThe service - which will run from Drogheda to the capital via Dublin Airport - is among a slew of new bus routes announced today.
Transport NTA cites risks that could put brakes on BusConnects schemeDelivery of bigger, better and cleaner urban public transport systems under threat from issues including planning hurdles and financial uncertainty
Transport Transport Infrastructure Ireland told to redo report on cutting speed limitsOriginal report, which suggested lower speeds would cost €3.8bn and have little impact on emissions, branded ‘ridiculous’ by Green transport spokesman
Transport Eamon Ryan delays ‘controversial’ car reduction memo to allow more time for government discussion The strategy will be one of the most ambitious and contentious aspects of the Green Party’s term in government and has already caused division within the Dáil and within government ranks
Companies Dublin arm of Connelly Partners eyes expansion into tourism and healthcare as client portfolio grows Combined business of creative agency and Zoo Digital, which it acquired in 2021, grew by 27 per cent last year
Transport Officials find no need for orbital Luas line around DublinHowever, there are plans to examine the issue again some time in the 2030s
Transport Luas green line to be extended to UCD, but project will take at least 20 yearsThe university first called for a Luas stop at its campus in 2001 to reduce the number of students travelling by car
Transport Less than half of active travel budgets drawn down by local authoritiesNational Transport Authority figures show €158 million of an allocated €387 million had been drawn down by local authorities, campuses and hospitals as of November 18
Transport Commuter groups say ‘ghost buses’ damage trust in public transportGroups warn issues recruiting drivers could delay the rollout of the BusConnects project across Ireland and raise several other issues in new letter
Transport Uber lobbies Varadkar over comments around easing regulationsTánaiste pointed to other jurisdictions where services like Uber and Lyft operate alongside taxis and public transport, and said companies could help address these shortages
