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Department of Transport

Green Light

Cabinet approves €456 million M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy motorway despite opposition

8 Apr

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Road Infrastructure

Bypasses, motorways and the Galway Ring Road: how will €633 million be spent on Irish roads?

Updated 28 Mar

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FactCheck

FactCheck: Will the MetroLink cost more than €23 billion?

24 Mar

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Department of Transport

Government committed to rolling out cameras to catch red light breakers in pilot scheme

26 Feb

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Road Deaths

Speed limits on rural roads to be reduced from 7 February, with more to follow later this year

24 Jan

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green flash

New registration plates announced for zero emissions vehicles

4 Nov 2024

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Department of Transport

Govt planning 'significant new powers' to search US aircraft suspected of carrying weapons

4 Nov 2024

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pick-up trucks

Safety concerns raised as mega American SUVs and pick-ups imported to Ireland and EU

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

23 Sep 2024

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letterkenny university hospital

Rescue helicopter being forced to land 3km from Donegal hospital due to helipad safety concerns

12 Sep 2024

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paperless system

Paper tax discs to be scrapped alongside legislation to ‘streamline’ information on road collisions

16 Jul 2024

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Big Bucks

MetroLink's new project director Sean Sweeney to be paid €550k

25 Jun 2024

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Road Traffic Act

Mandatory drug testing of drivers involved in serious collisions to come into effect on Friday

29 May 2024

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Transport

E-scooters to be regulated from Monday, with new laws prohibiting use by under-16s

Updated 15 May 2024

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Department of Transport

New cameras that will capture people breaking red lights to be introduced in Dublin, Ryan says

Updated 15 Apr 2024

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Commuting

Cabinet approves plan to give local authorities power to introduce traffic congestion charges

27 Mar 2024

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InvestigatesFunding Row

'An utter waste': Controversial transport training centre given extra €1.5 million public money

The NTA ended up paying €3.5 million of the €7.8 million cost to develop a centre to train disabled people. The initial NTA grant was for up to €2 million.

Maria Delaney

4 Feb 2024

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Road Fatalities

Number of deaths on Irish roads so far this year has now equalled the total for 2022

Updated 23 Oct 2023

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The Morning Lead

Massive overhaul of Irish speed limits will see 30 km/h maximum on many roads

14 Sep 2023

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Caitriona Lucas

Dept Transport refute claims of obstructing inquest into death of Irish Coast Guard volunteer

13 Jun 2023

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Search and Rescue

The state is dropping CHC as its contractor for Coast Guard helicopters

Updated 30 May 2023

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DAA

New plan revealed to avoid travel chaos at Dublin Airport this summer

28 Mar 2023

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back on track

Review of Ireland's rail network set to propose restoring old lines in place of greenways

10 Feb 2023

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Dublin Airport

Ministers meet aviation officials and gardaí over repeated drone disruption at Dublin Airport

Updated 7 Feb 2023

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Irish Coast Guard

Coast Guard tells volunteers they are now 'explicitly included' under whistleblowing law

10 Jan 2023

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virgin orbit

Ships urged to stay out of area off Cork and Kerry coast tonight due to possible rocket debris

9 Jan 2023

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Shipwrecked

Ravaged farmland and nightime scavengers: Locals at breaking point over impact of MV Alta

26 Dec 2022

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Lightning

'No impact on the grid' after wind turbine catches fire during lightning storm off Wicklow coast

Updated 20 Oct 2022

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airport chaos

Dublin Airport: Defence Forces to come off 'standby' and DAA has not sought extension to deal

4 Aug 2022

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Cork

French military exercises due to take place off south-west coast brought forward to tonight

Updated 20 Jun 2022

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safety warning

Warning for Irish seafarers as major French military exercise planned off south-west coast

17 Jun 2022

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Public Transport

Cost of taxsaver tickets to be reduced by 20% in April as part of cost of living measures

9 Mar 2022

10.9k

Asylum Seekers

Asylum seekers can now apply for a driving licence in Ireland

17 Dec 2021

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Irish Aviation Authority

Irish Aviation Authority accuses air traffic controllers of 'an act of sabotage'

13 Oct 2021

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Industrial Relations

Industrial relations 'concerns' as Government plans Irish Aviation Authority break up

4 Aug 2021

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Voices Unheard

'White elephant': The €2.7m transport training centre causing conflict in disability community

2 Aug 2021

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grounded

'My life savings have been wiped out': Pilots concerned that Covid restrictions could see licences elapse

27 Jun 2021

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the road back

More drug-driving than drink-driving incidents over lockdown, say gardaí

12 May 2021

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MV Sheksna

Cameroonian-flagged cargo ship detained in Sligo Port since mid-October following routine inspection

29 Oct 2020

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Dublin City Council

Transport Department accused DCC of making 'allegations against State bodies' over traffic 'Wish List'

5 Oct 2020

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Kasper Kacprzak

Boy (7) killed in light plane crash in Offaly 'should not have been allowed to fly in aircraft' - report

20 Mar 2020

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