Finglas Luas application to be submitted on Monday
Green line extension to north Dublin suburb due to be running by 2031
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
State paid consultants €514,000 for 33 pages of Dublin metro plan reports
Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy accuses State bodies of ‘out of control’ expenditure on consultants
Europe ‘must spend on green energy and charging capacity, not roads, airports expansion’
Europe needs to spend €39bn every year to ensure its green transport technology is fully deployed, says study
The Irish Times view on the Metrolink: slow train coming, possibly
Commuters on the proposed route, many sitting in daily traffic with few other options, will hope that a decision is forthcoming shortly
Paschal Donohoe criticises toll road price increases
Minister for Public Expenditure ‘reluctant’ to see anything that adds to the cost of living as TII announces 10 cent increase on M50 tolls for unregistered vehicles
Lidl says Metrolink must not be built at expense of its future use of Dublin lands
Lidl owns sites at the proposed Northwood metro station, just south of the M50 in north Dublin
Dartmouth Square residents criticise ‘wholly inadequate’ MetroLink compensation payments
Payments ‘considerably in excess’ of the maximum compensation of €75,000 would be required, according to new submissions made to An Bord Pleanála
OPW doubles down on its resistance to St Stephen’s Green metro stop
Planned MetroLink station would have ‘direct, severe, negative, profound and permanent impact’ on park, Office of Public Works argues
Simon Harris has identified the right problem, but a department of infrastructure is the wrong solution
Big foreign investors are putting projects on hold because they are losing faith in Ireland’s ability to deliver. We need to do something - but what?
M50 toll to rise in new year for some drivers, while Dublin Port Tunnel fee to rise during rush hour
Minister Darragh O’Brien called on operators ‘not to proceed’ with increases
Dublin’s next Luas line has been approved, we asked those who’ll be served by it what they think
Cabinet has approved Dublin’s next Luas line, which could bring trams to Finglas by 2031. About 60,000 people would be served by it. We asked some what they think
Finglas Luas: New tram line could service population of 60,000 by 2031
Early sanction for the new line could see services in 2031 five years ahead of schedule
Incoming MetroLink CEO requested removal of probationary period in €550k contract
Sean Sweeney, appointed in June, also sought changes to pension terms and car access ahead of taking up post
Danger to health as Ireland set to fall short of WHO air pollution targets, says EPA report
Burning of solid fuels and persistent transport emissions are country’s worst air pollutants
Last thing we need is a Department of Infrastructure
Tackling the weaponisation of judicial reviews would be a better use of the Taoiseach’s time
Children’s hospital: We are at the stage where we just want the builders out of our life
National children’s hospital debacle shows State must avoid mismanaging mega-projects
More than 70 fake eFlow websites detected as ‘smishing’ attacks on consumers surge
About two million domestic and foreign motorists use the M50 and Dublin Port Tunnel toll roads each year, Transport Infrastructure Ireland says
We get electronics and cars from China, so why not let them build our trainlines?
The Italians have proved to be the most efficient and cost-effective builders on infrastructure in Europe. Why do we lag so far behind?
Extension of MetroLink to Donabate may be looked at in future transport review, says NTA
Population growth in the area and recommendations of all-island strategic rail blueprint review to be examined
State approved €550,000 salary for MetroLink chief after warning of potential risk to project
Department of Public Expenditure noted efforts to recruit project director at lower salary failed to yield candidate of sufficient calibre to manage likely ‘largest-ever public investment project in the history of the State’
Luas to get new trams worth €500m over next 15 years
Tendering process begins for supply of trams to replace end-of-life vehicles and for expansion of light-rail networks
Cork-Limerick road to be upgraded to full tolled motorway at estimated cost of €2bn
Travel times between two cities expected to be reduced by 30 minutes with tolls along length of new and redeveloped route
Keeping the M50 open: How Ireland’s busiest road responds to traffic incidents
The orbital route around Dublin is a critical traffic artery, but the lack of alternative routes in some areas can lead to gridlock during crashes
Dublin being ‘strangled by cycle lanes and restrictions on car movements’, says Michael O’Leary
Ryanair chief calls for car parks in city centre for electric vehicles and new motorway around M50
Motorcyclist killed in M50 crash named locally
The incident involving a lorry and a motorcycle happened shortly after 10am on Friday
How much would you save with an EV? New app to give Irish drivers an answer
Trinity College Dublin-developed free application tracks driver movements to identify scale of cost savings from trading up to EV
Red light camera systems will be established in just ‘one or two’ Dublin locations
The national roll-out of the system is dependent on a far broader strategy paper being completed
Rising road deaths a growing problem across Europe with driver distractions an issue, conference told
‘I realised very quickly that the world was not flat and it was full of barriers to entry,’ disability campaigner Jack Kavanagh says at opening ceremony
Traffic light cameras will be installed nationwide by next year, Eamon Ryan says
Traffic light cameras will result in automatic fines for drivers captured breaking red lights
‘Average speed’ traffic cameras to be set up on N2, N3 and N5 by autumn
Average speed cameras record vehicles at two distinct points a set distance apart
Next Luas operating contract on track for €1.75bn
Proposed 4km extension of Dublin’s light rail service is expected to connect the western suburb of Finglas from as early as 2028
MetroLink: How plans for several stations have led to concerns
More than 120 parties made submissions on underground rail line during six-week An Bord Pleanála hearing
Motorists set to face congestion or clean-air zone charges under new traffic plan
Cabinet signs off strategy from Minister for Transport that will put pressure on councils to choose between congestion charges or clean-air zones
Could motorists be charged for driving through gridlocked cities and towns under new plan?
Some form of congestion charge is inevitable in our cities and large towns by 2030
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