Transport Government reveals locations of 131 new electric vehicle charging pointsThe new chargers will be located in 17 pools around the country, with Galway and Meath getting three pools each
Transport Dublin city centre transport plan to go ahead next monthRetailers and business lobby groups had grown increasingly vocal in recent weeks leading to a stand-off with the city council
Infrastructure Port of Cork calls for permanent border control post as thousands of containers re-routed each yearUp to 146,000 extra food miles generated each month as food imports re-routed to Belgium and the UK
Energy Port of Cork’s offshore wind plans gain momentum with €38 million cash injectionPort originally highlighted a €70 million shortfall in its plans to build offshore wind facilities
News Brown Thomas Arnotts boss voices ‘deep concerns’ over Dublin city transport plan Retailer says current proposed plan will see €141 million drop in retail activity because of the measures
Sustainability Tipperary-based EV firm ZeroMission secures €2.8m investmentThe firm is the leading provider of an electric vehicle fleet management platform for commercial vehicles
Energy ESB announces cut to EV charging ratesUtilities provider said rates would be cut by up to 13 per cent
Sustainability Irish fintech Fexco announces carbon data analytics platform for travel sectorThe company said it would allow the airport and corporate travel sectors to measure and mitigate their emissions
Sustainability Flogas to help firms reduce scope 3 emissions with natural gas refuelling station Station will support large firms looking to reduce their emissions by switching their heavy-goods vehicles to Bio-CNG
Dublin Viability of two Dublin retail giants ‘uncertain’ due to city transport plan Owner of two stores - which employ 3,000 people - said that it had had no ‘direct consultation’ with Dublin City Council on the transport plan
Transport Reduced VAT on e-bikes and subsidised private bus fares needed to encourage sustainable transport, industry body warnsMobility Partnership Ireland said a number of transport policy areas need to be revisited to encourage shared mobility
Connected Wexford-based Scurri acquires AI customer chat provider HelloDoneScurri provides delivery services to over 1,000 retailers in the UK, with goods worth over €12 billion processed through its platform in 2023
Climate & Environment Ireland set to comprehensively miss its climate targets - EPAThe environmental agency warned that almost every sector would exceed its 2030 emissions goals
CLIMATE Dublin traffic plan will have ‘adverse’ impact on TDs, Oireachtas body warnsHouses of the Oireachtas Commission tells Dublin City Council forthcoming traffic laws ‘take no account’ of drivers who have to drive to capital as ‘final destination’
Transport Free Now partners with Moby with plans to triple Dublin bikes on offerThe taxi-app said the models used in UK, France, Spain and Germany
Interview Tax breaks for developers are needed to convert offices to houses, says New York Governor Kathy Hochul makes clear Irish government should consider emergency powers to address planning delays
Dublin Ossian Smyth: Ibec call to pause Dublin traffic plan ‘very strange’ and ‘regressive’The Green Party minister said the business lobby group’s call for an immediate pause to traffic calming measures in Dublin city centre ‘is not going to work’
Economy Governments must consider emergency powers to prevent cities being hollowed out, says NY governorKathy Hochul was speaking at the Global Economic Summit in Killarney
Dublin Ibec calls for ‘immediate halt’ to Dublin transport plansThe business group said not enough consideration was given to how the plans would affect city centre traders
Profit & Loss Profits fall 85% at Louth-based Hanlon TransportSoaring pension costs weighed on the company’s profits, stamping its margin down from over 30 per cent to 4.6 per cent