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Drone threat at Irish airports to be discussed at special meeting
- Irish News
- January 9, 2019, 20:13
The potential threat to Irish airports from drones will be discussed by officials at a specially convened meeting on Thursday, following recent disrup(...)

Cyclists disappointed at scrapping of Bill setting ‘safe distance’ for overtaking
- Irish News
- January 2, 2019
Road safety campaigners have said the Government could learn from the success of British police forces in prosecuting motorists who do not keep a safe(...)

Cyclists will not be compelled to wear safety equipment, says Ross
- Irish News
- January 2, 2019, 13:05
Minister for Transport Shane Ross has ruled out making it mandatory for cyclists to wear safety equipment, such as helmets, lights and reflective clot(...)

Department only sought Dublin Port’s hard Brexit plan last month
- Business
- December 24, 2018, 03:43
The Department of Transport only asked Dublin Port, the country’s largest and busiest sea port, for details of its contingency plans to deal with a ha(...)

Severe weather teams on alert as Storm Diana nears
- Environment
- November 27, 2018, 21:43
The Government has instructed local authorities to activate their severe weather and crisis management teams as high winds from Storm Diana are expect(...)

Airport boss lets fly at his ministerial masters
- Transport & Tourism
- November 27, 2018, 05:22
It’s rare to see the chief executive of a State-owned company take on his ministerial masters. On Monday, Shannon Airport boss Matthew Thomas complain(...)

Naughten did not influence broadband tender process, auditor finds
- Irish News
- November 27, 2018
Former minister for communications Denis Naughten did not influence, or seek to influence, the tender process of the national broadband plan during me(...)

Knock airport pulls back losses on record passenger numbers
- Transport & Tourism
- November 26, 2018, 17:52
Ireland West Airport Knock reduced its losses by more than 40 per cent last year having handled a record number of passengers, recently filed accounts(...)

EU airport baggage rules to cost regional airports at least €14m
- Transport & Tourism
- November 26, 2018, 05:10
New EU rules requiring tougher security screening of air travellers’ baggage will cost the Republic’s regional airports at least €14 million. The new(...)

National database targeting uninsured drivers to ‘go live’ by end of 2018
- Crime & Law
- November 13, 2018, 09:32
A national database of all privately insured drivers, which seeks to target fraudulent insurance claims, is set to go live by the end of the year. Th(...)