EV purchase slump due to ‘perfect storm’ of charger and pricing problems
Electric car sales have declined by a more than a quarter in a year – what can be done to halt the slide?
Department of Transport
Dublin’s BusConnects: The issues still preventing it from being fully rolled out
Roll-out of Dublin bus network redesign accompanied by creation of 230km of bus lanes slowed by infrastructure delays and difficulties in hiring drivers
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’
Road safety: Small ‘correction’ to law could be ‘game changer’ in dealing with disqualified drivers
Amendment to Road Traffic Act would allow gardaí instant access on whether motorist disqualified, uninsured or carrying penalty points
Hauliers complain that poor quality biofuels are hitting costs
Examination found Irish samples fall short of EU standards while those from outside the State passed
Infighting and division in Doolin Coast Guard prompts husband of Caitríona Lucas to set up independent rescue service
The current Coast Guard unit does not have enough experienced members to operate a climbing team, a critical part of the rescue and recovery service at the Cliffs of Moher
‘Thuggery and criminality’ on public transport past critical point, drivers warn
More than 200 serious incidents on Dublin Bus this year, alongside Limerick air gun attack
Prospect of major overhaul of Road Safety Authority with some functions moving closer to department
It comes as work is ongoing on review of agency which has been under pressure amid rising numbers of deaths on Irish roads
Some free advice for Fine Gael on Dublin’s transport plan
Junior minister Emer Higgins’s attempt to stall the Dublin Transport Plan is short-term, reactionary populism
Relying on switch to EVs will see Ireland miss its transport carbon targets
Low-carbon liquid fuels are a practical and immediate solution to curb emissions in the transport sector
Nature of Road Safety Authority’s funding a ‘crucial conflict of interest’, PAC hears
Almost all of the body’s €100 million in income for 2022 came from fees for its services including NCTs and driver testing
Urgent reform of motor tax needed to ensure emissions targets are met, says advisory body
Transport sector set to exceed emissions targets, including legally-binding sectoral ceilings in 2025 carbon budget.
Just one driver convicted for not surrendering licence out of 10,000 ordered to do so by courts
At least 10,000 disqualified drivers failed to hand over licences over last two years but only 26 prosecutions taken
RSA calls for emergency laws to double penalty points for speeding and mobile phone use
Working group to focus on reducing number of learner drivers holding a third or subsequent permit
Christmas air fares to Dublin could hit €500, Ryanair says
Budget carrier says controversial winter passenger cap at Dublin Airport would force a “return to the 1980s” for seat prices
Minister pledges ‘legal mechanisms’ within six months to allow random weapons checks on aircraft
Eamon Ryan says it is ‘possible, timely and appropriate’ to develop rules to allow searches in ‘an appropriate manner that does not weaken or damage our diplomatic relations’
Drivers involved in serious road crashes to be tested on roadside for drugs from this weekend
Minister of State for Transport Jack Chambers is due to sign into law aspects of the Road Traffic Act 2024 dealing with the testing on Wednesday
Should the Dublin city traffic plan go ahead this summer?
Dublin city traffic plan has led to calls from business groups to delay the proposals to examine how it will affect businesses. But those in favour say any pause is a vote for status quo of a traffic-clogged city
DAA criticised over response to Dublin Airport noise complaints
State airports company says it is consulting with air traffic control body and other agencies
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
Estimated €450m expected to have been spent on metro projects before Metrolink construction
Figure includes estimated €300 million on current plan to connect Dublin airport to the city centre and €150m on past initiatives
What other EU state would build schools on roads with 80km/h speeds and no footpaths?
Road safety caught in vicious circle of car dependency and sprawl
Dublin-Belfast train to take less than two hours and run hourly after multimillion investment
Funding totalling €165 million towards the scheme announced by Peace Plus programme
Government departments and State bodies leave €532m in capital allocations unspent
Despite extreme need, Department of Housing fails to use €141 million available to it last year and carries it over into 2024
State ‘unlikely’ to meet its first carbon budget and faces potential multibillion-euro compliance costs
‘The sooner we become independent from fossil fuels, the better it will be for our health and the environment,’ says climate council
RSA denied extra funding to counter rise in road deaths
Department of Transport had asked for ‘any emergency measures’ to reverse sharp rise in road deaths
Department of Public Expenditure raised concerns over renting of office block
Proposed €120m National Transport Authority deal sparks query over whether facility is too big
Government told fast-tracked Adare bypass may miss Ryder Cup deadline
Government documents warn €150m bypass may not be ready before 2027 tournament
Let Uber operate in rural Ireland to tackle transport issues around country, senator says
Fine Gael senator Garret Ahearn challenges minister Eamon Ryan to do more to speed the provision of taxis and hackneys outside big cities
‘It’s been transformational’: Rural communities connected by new electric bus routes
Numerous locals are taking advantage of the new bus between Shercock and Dundalk
Coalition to scrap censorship laws dating back almost a century
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will seek Cabinet approval to draft legislation which would repeal the Censorship of Publications Acts
People aged up to 25 to be eligible for half-price fares on public transport
Budget 2024: Transport budget to expand use of electric buses and trains, while €937m is allocated for road maintenance
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