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Ireland’s longest commutes: tell us about your daily journey
Do you or someone you know travel long distances, or for many hours, every day?
‘In the loneliest country in Europe, I’ve started chatting to strangers’
There are ways to create feelings of happiness and belonging
Budget 2026 main points: Renters’ tax credit extended, minimal personal tax changes
Here is our detailed summary with a list of all the key measures
‘It’s been going on for as long as I can remember’: Swords residents on MetroLink approval
While granting of planning permission has generally been welcomed, some remain sceptical on timeline for delivery
Two consortiums will bid to build long-awaited MetroLink
Dublin line expected to begin operating in mid-2030s, providing 20-minute airport-to-city journeys
If I was hiring people, I would send candidates to the airport
Individualism thrives in airports. Every man is out for himself. Only the strong survive – or the very daft who have no self awareness
Former attorney general to challenge Slane bypass planning approval in High Court
John Rogers says his lands and Unesco World Heritage Site will be affected by project
Children aged eight and below now eligible for free public transport
Introduction of Child 5-8 Leap Card will see 263,000 children eligible for free travel
Dublin’s MetroLink: How much will it really cost?
Plenty of people, including Michael O’Leary, have come out with countless different figures, some proclaiming them with great certainty
Dublin commuters won’t be able to fully use contactless on public transport until 2029
Initial testing to start in two years’ time within ‘controlled area’ for bus, rail and Luas services
Irish Rail: ‘Sexual acts openly’ between carriages and ‘parents doing cocaine’ among user complaints
An average of nearly 12 complaints a day were made on company’s text service
Eight new Cork rail stations to go to public consultation
Proposals are part of broader transport strategy for county and will seek submissions from Wednesday
Government has downgraded climate as priority, says Green Party leader
Roderic O’Gorman says the Coalition has regressed to the old ways and is afraid to make the hard decisions
Luas Cork mapped: Preferred route for €2bn project unveiled
Proposed line from Ballincollig to Mahon would feature 25 stops and connect key destinations along the route
Public transport projects to be boosted by additional work permits
Overall number of permits granted to non-EU workers remains steady at just under 10,000
New Dart West extension to Maynooth faces judicial review challenges
High Court is due to hear the cases next June
800-space car park close to M1 motorway proposed to encourage bus commute into Dublin
Interim facility would be replaced by larger park-and-ride facility when planned MetroLink system is built
I’ve had enough of men smashing into me with their backpacks
In less than an hour, no fewer than four men with substantial backpacks burst past me. After being clobbered by the first two, I was incredulous
Issue of ‘ghost buses’ on agenda for Minister’s first meeting with National Transport Authority
Darragh O’Brien to raise complaints about listed services not appearing or abruptly being cancelled
Ireland’s risk-averse civil service cannot speed up delivery of the things we need most
We are going to have to decarbonise and dampen down current spending to avoid overheating the economy
Government formation: Policy talks enter final stage
Some political issues remain to be ironed out around the structures underpinning a new government and asks from Independent TDs
Man (50s) arrested at Dublin’s Connolly station after carrying shotgun on train
Gardaí, including members of armed response unit, attended scene of incident and carried out security sweep of premises
Irish Rail’s Christmas timetables: what train services are running over Christmas and new year?
Full details of train timetable changes over the holiday break
Irish Rail delays, cancellations, timetable chaos, signal failures ... what’s going on?
Transport network’s own punctuality figures show a dramatic decline over the last six months. The problems go back to a lack of investment in rail infrastructure over the last few decades
Almost 40 gardaí board Dublin buses in safety blitz targeting antisocial behaviour
Visible Garda presence initiative used to deter antisocial incidents, which Dublin Bus says have doubled in five years
Bus journey times cut by up to one third on Dublin’s Liffey quays, NTA says
Private traffic restrictions introduced last August improve bus reliability but transport body remains concerned about Dart times
Navan-Dublin train: Proposed line likely to cost up to €3bn, transport authority estimates
Rail link scheduled to be completed between 2031 and 2036
Only 319 of 1,500 employment permits for coach drivers are issued
Department says four permits refused and seven withdrawn, while more than 1,100 remain
Moment ‘where history meets opportunity’ has come, says McDonald as party manifesto launched
Election 2024: Social Democrats pledges €1 offpeak public transport fares and 50,000 affordable purchase homes if in government
Clare LGBT group on the far right: ‘If they pick on one minority, they will pick on another. We would be in the firing line’
Among Quare Clare’s chief concerns are rising intolerance, public transport in rural areas and the failure to enact hate-speech legislation
New BusConnects routes pushed back until January due to risk of Christmas confusion
National Transport Authority says changes would be an ‘unwelcome complication’ in run-up to festive period
Homes should be built above Donnybrook and Ringsend bus garages, Eamon Ryan says
Eamon Ryan says Ballsbridge is ‘horrific’ for pedestrians and cyclists at final transport committee meeting
The Irish Times view on managing city streets: bus corridors must have priority
Lengthy delays in transport approvals are common, though the BusConnects project is starting to take shape
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