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# Transport

This month
February 2025
'It's a disaster': Ghost buses mean students are missing college and home-help carers are late
Electric vehicle sales in Ireland hit new record, but Tesla drops out of top selling brands
Last month
January 2025
New signs reducing speed limits should be in place next week but storm may hinder work
Roads clear-up continues, as public transport resumes with some disruptions and diversions
Some bus and rail services resume, but many operators warn of ongoing disruption
Last year
2024
'No room for complacency' as 30-year low in energy emissions recorded, energy authority says
Greens want a new Office of Punctuality (but concede it sounds like something out of Harry Potter)
New registration plates announced for zero emissions vehicles
80,000 workers needed to address 'significant' shortfalls in four key areas of infrastructure
Hourly trains between Dublin Connolly and Belfast to commence from tomorrow
Irish Rail to revert to old timetable from next Monday following complaints over recent changes
Recruitment appeal launched to hire 100 train drivers with salary reaching up to €65,000
Reduced government grants for electric cars blamed for 25% slump in sales
Here are all the traffic changes taking effect in Dublin city today
Transport operators hit with penalties of €17.9m last year for failing to meet performance standards
Busy weekend ahead for public transport, with users warned of major works on some train lines
Ambitious rail plan aims to link airports and halve journey times with train speeds of 200 km/h
The plan aims to make journeys between Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Derry significantly faster than travelling by car.
Ryanair passengers advised to arrive early and NCTs disrupted due to global IT outage
Eamon Ryan: Dublin transport plan must proceed to make Dublin safer place to walk and cycle
Dublin City Council officials table weaker car restrictions for new transport plan
There's a LOT happening in Dublin this weekend - here's a handy travel guide
Ireland's transport emissions rose last year as demand for petrol jumped by over 7%
Cost of charging EVs at public chargers to drop by up to 13% from tomorrow
Public transport: 'The feeling is that those with money to spend will only come to town by car'
Andrea Horan
EV chargers for every 60km of motorway and home and apartment charging as part of Government plans
New e-scooter laws mean electric scooter rental schemes can now be legal in Irish cities
Continued power outage stops some Luas green line services again, after short respite
There will be a 'substantial increase’ in number of speed and safety cameras on Irish roads, Harris says
E-scooters to be regulated from Monday, with new laws prohibiting use by under-16s
‘The envy of Europe’?: Step inside Irish Rail’s new battery-electric Dart trains
The Journal visited the site of the Polish factory where the new Dart trains are being produced – take a look.
Interview: Dublin Green councillor on why free transport won't solve the city's traffic woes
Bonjour to bikes: Cycling more popular than driving in Paris city centre
Eamon Ryan says he is not in favour of immediate congestion charges
Cabinet approves plan to give local authorities power to introduce traffic congestion charges
Transport Minister to meet Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary for the first time ever this week
Number of passengers using Local Link service rises by 360% in four years
Education Minister unveils plans for major overhaul of school bus system beginning in 2025
Office of Public Works says St Stephen's Green could be damaged by Metrolink
Moving MetroLink terminus from Charlemont would cost 'several hundred million' and delay project
A professor in transportation told The Journal that moving the terminus would mean a redesign of the system that could delay it into the 2040s.
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”.