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Mobility hubs and change to Ireland’s ‘car-centric mindsets’ needed, says OECD

The OECD has launched a major report in which it makes recommendations for how Ireland can halve the carbon emissions in its transport sector by 2030. The report found that Ireland could unleash “enormous opportunities” by prioritising policies that ...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:00

National News

Budget airline cancels hundreds of flights as pilots strike

A pilots strike at budget airline Eurowings forced the German carrier to cancel hundreds of flights on Thursday. The Lufthansa subsidiary said about half of its 500 daily flights would be cancelled, affecting tens of thousands of passengers. German ...

06 Oct 2022 at 11:18

National News

Government ‘too slow’ shifting new capital spending to public transport – Ryan

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said that replacing cars that run on petrol and diesel with electric cars will “not be the strategy” to reduce Ireland’s emissions. Speaking in Dublin, Mr Ryan said “if we just replace all the existing cars with ...

05 Oct 2022 at 17:10

National News

Ryanair to boost Stansted flights in response to Heathrow passenger cap

Ryanair said it will add more than 500 flights serving London Stansted during the October half-term school holiday after Heathrow extended its cap on passenger numbers. The Dublin-based airline said the extra flights at the Essex airport will ...

16 Aug 2022 at 11:54

Local News

Garda operation tackling anti-social behaviour on public transport underway

A special Garda operation combatting anti-social behaviour on public transport is underway across Ireland. Officers aim to prevent and detect anti-social behaviour today (Friday July 29) by patrolling Dart, Luas and rail routes nationwide as ...

29 Jul 2022 at 16:02

Business

Drones deliver prescription medicines for well-known pharmacy for first time

Boots has become the first community pharmacy in the UK to deliver prescription medicines by drone. The retailer shipped medicines from Thorney Island, near Portsmouth, to the Isle of Wight. It said that using the technology speeded up ...

27 Jul 2022 at 15:55

National News

Garda in 'Twin Tracks' anti-social behaviour clampdown on public transport

Gardaí are engaging in a special operation that will see them patrol the DART, Luas and eight inter-city rail routes to prevent and detect anti-social behaviour throughout today, June 3, and again on July 27. As part of Operation ...

03 Jun 2022 at 16:57

National News

Saturday morning queues at Dublin Airport moving ‘smoothly’ - DAA

The Dublin Airport Authority has said queues were moving “smoothly” on Saturday morning, with a maximum wait to get through security of under an hour at the busiest period. The airport has come under pressure from the public and ...

04 Jun 2022 at 11:44

National News

'People are feeling the pinch' - Government is working on rising costs, Varadkar tells Dáil

Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil the Government is working on proposals to target the rising cost of childcare and public transport. The Tánaiste said there are areas in the cost-of-living crisis where the Government can do more. ...

19 May 2022 at 16:52

National News

Ireland has lowest drink-driving checks European study finds

The levels of drink-driving checks in Ireland are among the lowest in Europe, according to a new study. The European Transport Safety Council completed the study which finds that the number of fines per head of population for ...

18 Mar 2022 at 12:30

National News

Union calls for face masks to be compulsory on public transport

Unions representing bus and rail transport workers want mask wearing to be compulsory for people using public transport, a union official has said. The assistant general secretary of the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU), ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:44

Business

Union claims workers replacing sacked P&O staff face ‘poverty pay’

New crew on P&O ships will be paid at rates well below the minimum wage, a union has claimed amid continued anger over the sacking of 800 workers by the ferry giant. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) in the UK ...

20 Mar 2022 at 12:37

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