Keyword "national-transport-authority" - List of latest news (102 results)

21:59 Bus group Go Ahead expects to employ up to 450 at planned north Dublin depot

Northwest Business Park would house 187 buses and employ around 450 people as private transport company expands services

14/04 Luas Cork: Preferred route for €2bn project unveiled

Proposed line from Ballincollig to Mahon would feature 25 stops and connect key destinations along the route

25/02 Former NTA chief Anne Graham appointed to head Road Safety Authority

Transport sector veteran replaces Liz O’Donnell

24/02 NTA seeks to build 800-place car park at junction of M1 to encourage bus commute into Dublin

Interim facility would be replaced by larger park-and-ride facility when planned MetroLink system is built

17/02 Developer Joe O’Reilly gets permission for 316 apartments near Heuston Station in Dublin

Dublin City Council has granted permission to Ruirside Developments Ltd at Parkgate Street in Dublin 8

17/02 Aircoach scraps some services from South Dublin and Wicklow due to ‘declining passenger numbers’

Changes to routes 700, 701 and 702 will come into effect on March 2nd

12/02 Issue of ‘ghost buses’ on agenda for Minister’s first meeting with National Transport Authority

Darragh O’Brien to raise complaints about listed services not appearing or abruptly being cancelled

12/02 Dublin city cycle lane funding slashed by €16m

National Transport Authority funding ‘substantially lower’ than in previous years, council says

12/02 Dublin law firm paid €15m for advising two State transport bodies

National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland paid consultants more than €30m over four years

11/02 Public transport boost for Cork Airport with passengers now able to buy a single bus and rail ticket

Passengers are now able to travel to the airport by rail and bus on a single ticket

06/02 Bus operators hit with €5m in penalties amid fresh complaints over ‘ghost buses’

Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead faced performance-related deductions of €4m and €761,000, respectively, for first three quarters of 2024

04/02 Johnny Ronan firm’s bid for padel courts in central Dublin refused

Dublin City Council refused a temporary five year planning permission after intervention of the National Transport Authority

29/01 Eamon Ryan: Moaning about cycle lanes is a symptom of our inertia on road safety and climate

Untold story about our roads is the dramatic rise in serious injuries in 10 years

27/01 Dublin’s new bus routes: How are you affected by new services replacing 46A and others?

BusConnects: A total of 13 new bus routes began across Dublin as part of the NTA redesign

26/01 Dublin’s new bus routes: How will your service be affected?

New lines servicing Dublin Airport, hospitals across the capital, and third level colleges including UCD, TCD, DCU and TUD

20/01 Rural residents to be allowed to book local bus service using phone app

Department of Transport says people looking to use Local Link would plan their trip using online booking technology

12/01 ‘Utter frustration’: Taxi drivers upset at 15-minute window for wheelchair-accessible grants

National Transport Authority says portal closed when 2,000 applications were received

03/01 Apple lobbied Micheál Martin and other Fianna Fáil politicians on transport infrastructure issues

Tánaiste visited Apple HQ in Cork day before tech giant told another Minister that ‘slow progress’ on infrastructure in city was ‘hindering’ its growth plans

31/12 Cameras to catch drivers breaking red lights to be introduced in Dublin

Red light cameras will capture registration numbers of drivers putting pedestrians and other cars at risk

28/12 New Dublin traffic changes to take effect by mid-2025

Dublin City Council will follow the success of Liffey quays car restrictions with changes at Pearse Street and Parliament Street

27/12 Dublin Bus depots ‘at full capacity’ as fleet increases

State-owned transport company may have to find alternative for its existing garage at Conyngham Road which is being earmarked for potential redevelopment for housing

04/12 Bus journey times cut by up to one third on Dublin’s Liffey quays, NTA says

Private traffic restrictions introduced last August improve bus reliability but transport body remains concerned about Dart times

04/12 Proposed Navan-Dublin rail line likely to cost up to €3bn, transport authority estimates

Rail link scheduled to be completed between 2031 and 2036

27/11 Local residents protest over change to cross-city Dublin Bus route

Locals say they are losing the cross-city Route 11 for an airport link that ends at Parnell Square

22/11 Dart extension to Kildare gets Bord Pleanála approval

Range of Dart+ plans set to revolutionise commuting in greater Dublin area

22/11 Punctuality of trains at Connolly continues to decline

Irish Rail received more than 1,000 written complaints after new timetable was introduced

21/11 Irish Rail seeks approval to replace original Dart fleet with electric carriages

Maintaining and improving Dart stock would cost more than buying new carriages, company says

14/11 New BusConnects routes pushed back until January due to risk of Christmas confusion

National Transport Authority says changes would be an ‘unwelcome complication’ in run-up to festive period

07/11 Christmas shopping in Dublin city centre set to be more pleasant this year

‘City of walking’ might not be a reality yet but lighter car traffic at key crossings is making getting around the capital on foot a much smoother experience

05/11 Number of complaints against taxi drivers reaches record levels

In 2O23 some 1,782 complaints regarding small public service vehicle drivers were recorded, with nearly half connected to a taxi driver’s failure to provide cashless payment

30/10 Feasibility study identifies a case for light railway transit in Galway

Potential for as many as 7.5m passengers each year but costs estimated to be in excess of €1.23bn

23/10 John McManus: Fantastical Dublin taskforce report serves Simon Harris’s cynical purpose

The evidence propelling the narrative of Dublin city centre as some sort of urban hellscape is flimsy at best and almost entirely anecdotal.

21/10 Finglas Luas: New tram line could service population of 60,000 by 2031

Early sanction for the new line could see services in 2031 five years ahead of schedule

07/10 Galway children face ‘cars travelling at 80km/h’ as walk-to-school week begins

Lack of footpaths at Crumlin National School in rural Ireland highlight challenge of getting more pupils to walk or cycle from home

03/10 ‘Ludicrous, irritating and very wrong’: E-Scooter users on public transport ban from Monday

Incidents abroad involving lithium batteries overheating and causing fires on trains and buses have prompted a prohibition from next week

02/10 Transport chiefs plan to break up Road Safety Agency and start big projects using Apple proceeds

Budget 2025: Eamon Ryan favours investing in metropolitan rail in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford

30/09 About €225 million in exchequer funding written off on three scrapped transport projects

Plan to re-introduce freight rail line to port of Foynes ‘identified a high level of noncompliance’ - report

13/09 Taxi driver who operates strict ‘cash only’ policy appeals revocation of licence in court

William Wyse, who has driven a taxi for over 40 years, does not take card payments as he has not had a bank account since 2010

02/09 Upgraded Dublin-Drogheda train service would curtail direct Darts to and from Howth

An upgraded Dublin-Drogheda service may have to run every five minutes to meet demand

30/08 Ageing Ireland: What can the Government do to deal with a rising and older population?

As key services in education, health, housing and transport struggle with increasing demand, plans are being devised to deal with pressures from rising immigration and people living longer

28/08 Conversion of urban buses to zero-emission vehicles will cost more than €1.3bn, NTA forecasts

Transport authority plans to phase out diesel and hybrid vehicles operating in urban areas by 2035

22/08 Children’s hospital: We are at the stage where we just want the builders out of our life

The State must avoid mismanaging mega-projects and the national children’s hospital debacle informs the €550,000 salary offered to the head of Metrolink

17/08 Extension of MetroLink to Donabate may be looked at in future transport review, says NTA

Population growth in the area and recommendations of all-island strategic rail blueprint review to be examined

16/08 Ringsend BusConnects route with new docklands bridge approved

Bus corridor will link Glass Bottle site to the city via new bridge at the end of the south quays

25/07 Shorten sentencing raises concerns about safety of women in taxis

Eighteen people reported being the victim of rape or sexual assault in a taxi in the last two years

23/07 Waiting times on some Drogheda commuter line trains to increase as frequency reduces

Changes follow public consultation which saw passengers opt for longer wait in return for trains serving Grand Canal Dock instead of ending at Connolly

11/07 Traffic plan will cost Dublin €400m a year, says report for traders opposed to car curbs

Economic analysis submitted to council chief Richard Shakespeare warns of job losses

10/07 Tens of thousands of Dublin commuters affected as long-awaited proposal to reduce fares is postponed

Dublin Commuter Zone initiative due in September will not be implemented until January at the earliest

08/07 Dublin Bus chief urges city council executive not to ‘water down’ Dublin City Centre Transport Plan

Billy Hann fears for future of traffic plan if it is delayed until after general election

05/07 Taxi fares could rise by 9 per cent following review of operating costs

NTA’s maximum taxi fare review for 2024 details challenges around operating costs and demand

05/07 Health, commuter and environment groups urge full implementation of Dublin transport plan

Civil society groups seek meeting with Dublin City Council chief executive Richard Shakespeare

02/07 Watered-down Dublin traffic plan should allay traders’ fears

Just three buildings on a 50m section of Dublin Liffey quays will not have direct car access

28/05 Should the Dublin city traffic plan go ahead this summer?

Business groups have called for a delay on plans to overhaul traffic flow through Dublin 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

14/05 Red light camera systems will be established in just ‘one or two’ Dublin locations

The national roll-out of the system is dependent on a far broader strategy paper being completed

06/05 Dublin Bus complains it is held to higher punctuality standard than rail services

City bus service says it would qualify for incentives rather than penalties if more generous 10-miniute window was permitted

02/05 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

02/05 After Bolt, Uber and Gett can start an avalanche on the taxi market, but passengers can be happy

In the case of the transport ordered on taxi transport organizing applications, it is easy to find out who transported the passenger and on what route, so it is more difficult to cheat. With the return of Uber and the appearance of Gett, it is likely that the proportion of cars ordered in the application will increase significantly, which means that there will be less abuse and the trip may be saf

02/05 Passenger growth on redesigned BusConnects routes ‘far higher’ than on those with no changes

National Transport Authority to appear before Public Accounts Committee in relation to programme overhauling Dublin’s bus network

29/04 Attempt by group of councillors to halt Dublin transport plan fails

Independent councillors sought to rerun public consultation but Green and Labour councillors said doing so would delay improvements

19/04 Dunnes Stores gets green light for Crumlin development

‘Landmark’ shopping centre will have 400 car parking spaces

08/04 NTA asks High Court to reject woman’s bid to challenge part of BusConnects

An Artane resident is opposed to proposed replacement of two bus shelters with one stop outside houses

02/04 NTA considering proposals to end direct rail services between Wexford and Dublin

Two separate studies into capacity of Rosslare route would have passengers change trains onto Dart service at Wicklow or Greystones

18/03 Legal action from Artane residents threatens new BusConnects corridors in Dublin

First judicial review of Busconnects bus corridor initiated over bus stop placement

10/03 Dún Laoghaire councillors to decide on controversial Living Streets scheme

Plan to reduce traffic and increase facilities for cyclists has split business community, residents and councillors

05/03 Walking and cycling ‘take 680,000 cars off road daily’ in Ireland’s five largest cities

Over 70% of Dublin residents walk or wheel at least five days a week, up from 64% in 2021, notes National Transport Authority survey

20/02 Government must address increasing antisocial behaviour on public transport, says Siptu

Union says passengers and staff are suffering as the number of incidents on buses, trams and trains continues to grow

12/02 Plan to reduce Dublin city centre traffic supported by most parties at council meeting, but communications criticised

Dublin City Centre Transport Plan aims to reduce car routes, reallocate space to public transport, cycling and walking and create civic plazas

05/02 More room on airport buses with seats for 35m promised

Seat for every passenger travelling to or from airport pledged

05/02 Overwhelming support for Dublin city car restrictions

Diageo, which owns the Guinness brewery, queried how it would reach Dublin Port from St James’s Gate if Bachelors Walk and Aston Quay were not accessible, in submissions to the Dublin City Centre Transport Plan

29/01 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

24/01 ‘About time fairer fares were introduced’: Guarded welcome for Greater Dublin transport changes

Reduced fares are welcomed, but infrastructure needs to improve, say rail users

24/01 Commuter towns to see cheaper public transport fares to Dublin as part of overhaul

Weekly cap for price of Leap card journeys in Dublin and surrounding commuter belt to fall from €32 to €24

17/01 Public transport journeys pass 300m in a single year for the first time

Figures from 2023 show a record year for all modes of public transport in State, exceeding pre-pandemic levels

22/12 BusConnects: An Bord Pleanála approves first of 12 new bus corridors for Dublin

Programme aims to overhaul bus system by creating 230km of dedicated lanes in tandem with 200km of cycle tracks

30/11 Transport authorities inviting tenders for €1.25 billion Luas contract

The two bodies have chosen not to extend the current contract with French operator Transdev

27/11 Dublin Marathon: Race organisers working on ‘viable options’ for 2024’s route

National Transport Authority has expressed concern about duration of road closures required for city centre start and finish

19/11 Charging of electric buses in Dublin to become fully operational this week after planning delays

New fleet intended to help make city’s atmosphere cleaner, quieter and more sustainable

14/11 Transport projects face delays if ‘huge hole’ in budgets not filled - NTA

Inflation has resulted in a decrease in the value of transport funding in Dublin and nationally, says NTA chief executive Anne Graham

26/09 Argument for taxing cars based on weight ‘compelling’, committee to be told

Cars are getting bigger and heavier, which is offsetting efficiency gains from technology improvements, says UCC academic

19/09 Car usage in Ireland continues to rise despite increase in public transport journeys

Use of petrol and diesel increased compared to last year in latest CSO figures

14/09 Draft Dublin traffic plan needs to be ‘thought through’ to prevent obstructing business - Dublin Town

Plan has split interest groups, with Irish Parking Association claiming it is ‘anti-car’ while cycling community praises improvements to public realm

14/09 Ending city-centre car dominance presents opportunities for a better Dublin

Draft Dublin City Centre Transport Plan lacks detail but has seeds of a pedestrian-, cyclist- and public transport-friendly city

13/09 Plan proposes most radical restriction of private traffic in Dublin city for decades

Cars to be banned from more areas to allow extra space for cyclists, pedestrians and public transport

31/08 NTA denies BusConnects will have ‘negative impact’ on value of Nutley Lane properties

Residents express concern that transport authority plans will have ‘catastrophic’ impact on house prices in the area

28/08 Camera surveillance of bus lanes, cycle paths and junctions needed, says National Transport Authority

NTA calls for enforcement to ensure benefits of BusConnects agenda are not undermined

23/08 Michael McDowell: Nostalgic fantasies about rail travel won’t change reality. What we need are roads

Railways simply cannot duplicate the advantages of road transport.

14/08 84% rise in commercial bus use in 2022 - report

The number of passengers using commercial bus services in Ireland rose last year by 84%, according to new figures from the National Transport Authority (NTA).

01/08 Capital projects face ‘condemnation’ due to rosy initial cost estimates

National Transport Authority warns ‘lump sum’ contracts damaging public confidence when costs overrun

18/07 Nine electric buses arrive in Dublin from Wrightbus plant in Co Antrim

About one-third of NTA urban bus fleet to be electric within two years

12/07 Electric buses shambles typical of State’s costly inability to deliver

Michael McDowell: This is what passes for “rolling out” new programmes and projects. In the meantime, the buses lie idle and the people whose job it was to plan the charging infrastructure sit at their desks

10/07 Higher costs push Dublin Bus to small pre-tax loss for 2022

Passenger numbers rebound sharply as Covid impact recedes but driver shortage hits services

09/07 Taxi drivers face record complaints after change requiring cashless payments

National Transport Authority says taxi industry received 1,625 complaints last year

04/07 Driver shortages, not funding, the biggest problem facing strategy, transport boss says

‘Deliverability challenges’ remain for Dublin’s transport strategy, council meeting hears

05/06 Flight disruption for Irish passengers as a result of French air traffic control dispute

Ryanair warns of potential for delays and cancellations across Europe as a result of 36-hour strike by French air traffic controllers due to start on Monday evening

28/05 Donohoe tells global contractors now a good time to invest in Ireland

Minister says country will remove ‘unnecessary administrative barriers’ to accelerate infrastructure projects

25/05 Climate action should transform freight and logistics, but are we prepared for it?

Thinking in a Climate Emergency: transport-related emissions are rising sharply, yet Ireland is not acting to provide for the electrification of freight

17/05 Over 1,000 complaints made about anti-social behaviour on Luas services last year

Operator says passenger journeys increased by 13.5 million to 33 million in 2022 as Covid-19 restrictions eased

17/05 Mind the gap: the unwritten rules of Tube travelling

London Underground can be a joy but just don’t get caught looking at anybody

09/05 Contactless ‘is coming’, transport chief says as she rejects criticism of delays

National Transport Authority’s Anne Graham said ticketing is already ‘very flexible’ across services

09/05 Buses to disappear from College Green from end of 2023 following car ban

Dublin City Council hopes to progress long-awaited civic plaza stretching to Dame Street

08/05 Contactless payments for public transport ‘years away’, NTA chief says

Dublin ticketing systems ‘too old’ for payments using bank cards and devices

08/05 How reliable is public transport in Ireland and how can it be improved? Tell us your story

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