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Metrolink
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Metrolink
MetroLink terminus should be moved from southside stop to city centre, local FF TD tells hearing
Jim O’Callaghan said it is “highly unusual” that the MetroLink “doesn’t terminate in a city centre location”.
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20 Feb 2024
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Metrolink
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Updated
19 Feb 2024
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consultations
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for whom the road tolls
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All time
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18 Dec 2023
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Motorways
TD criticises TII after it plans to reserve motorway lay-bys for lorries only
10 Nov 2023
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Public Transport
Transport Infrastructure Ireland set to spend €300 million on new Luas trams
30 Aug 2023
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Metrolink
An Bord Pleanála to hold ‘oral hearing’ into €9.5 billion Dublin Metrolink project
25 Aug 2023
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Courts
Six M50 toll and court dodgers hit with fines totalling €78k
15 May 2023
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M50
Fines totalling €262,000 handed to 17 motorists who dodged M50 tolls and failed to appear in court
16 Jan 2023
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Driver fined €25,000 for more than 1,300 unpaid motorway trips
19 Dec 2022
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toll charge
Govt may call for toll price hikes to be scrapped, minister says
19 Nov 2022
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Metrolink
Planning application submitted for 'ambitious' Dublin Metrolink
30 Sep 2022
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The Morning Lead
Thousands of litres of pesticides used on Irish roads and forests each year
16 Sep 2022
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Jack Lynch Tunnel
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28 Apr 2022
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voices
Opinion: We need public transport that feels safe for women
Rachel Cahill
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The Morning Lead
Number of security officers on Luas temporarily increases by 30% after report on women’s safety
28 Jul 2021
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snowmageddon
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4 Mar 2019
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Courts
Man who damaged M50 toll gantry with angle grinder before threatening gardaí jailed for six months
15 Nov 2018
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Coming around
After almost two decades, a €600m ring-road for Galway has finally been given the green light
3 Oct 2018
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building material
Gaelscoil raises 'grave health concerns' over plan to use grounds for Metrolink supplies
25 Apr 2018
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Big Freeze
Lessons learned from 2010 snow meant we had more than enough salt for the Beast
3 Mar 2018
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whiteout
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1 Mar 2018
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Overcrowding
Longer Luas trams introduced this morning in bid to tackle overcrowding issues
7 Feb 2018
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luas cross city
The Luas Cross City starts today - but there are concerns for Dublin's cyclists
9 Dec 2017
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THE TUDORS
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25 Jun 2017
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accident blackspot
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13 May 2017
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going underground
Dublin's Port Tunnel is getting a new system to catch people speeding
6 Jan 2017
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chock-a-block
'It's a car park by 4.30pm': Vital upgrades and a third lane needed on N11, report finds
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emergency exit
There's a new emergency plan on the way for the M50
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