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Real Time Ireland App wins this year’s Ireland eGovernment Overall Award

Posted on February 1 2016 by Spider

The National Transport Authority has been named Overall Winner at the 2016 eGovernment Awards, for its Real Time Ireland mobile app which allows travellers to use public transport – bus, tram or rail – in an integrated fashion, across the …

Luas Cross City – be track aware

Posted on January 18 2016 by Spider

As the Luas Cross City project develops, new tram rails are appearing on the streets of Dublin City centre along the Luas Cross City route. View Track Safety for cyclists.

Fleet of the Future: Over 100 new buses for Bus Éireann services nationwide

Posted on January 15 2016 by Spider

Pictured at the announcement of new vehicles for Bus Éireann are (L-R): Tim Gaston, National Transport Authority, Minister Paschal Donohoe and Martin Nolan, Bus Éireann – and Legend the dog. New fleet Bus Éireann’s new €50 million ‘fleet of the …

Strong public transport performance in 2015 with passenger numbers up by 3.6%

Posted on January 5 2016 by Spider

Luas and Iarnród Éireann numbers rose by 6.1% and 5.3% respectively over the year (2015). There is a busy transport agenda for the year ahead including progress on Luas Cross City and more bus and rail services.

New trams ordered for Luas Cross City

Posted on November 25 2015 by Spider

The order of seven “Citadis” trams with Alstrom Transport SA is the next important step as the Luas Cross City project progresses. Placing the order for additional trams now, will ensure their delivery in advance of the Green Line extension coming into operation at the end of 2017.

Ireland’s only one-stop Journey Plan App sees over 300,000 downloads

Posted on November 17 2015 by Spider

Journey Plan is Ireland’s only one-stop travel planning App, providing bespoke plans for trains, buses, trams, ferry, and taxi services across Ireland and combining them into easy-to-read journey plans. The App provides door-to-door route plans and has information about scheduled departures and trips near any current location and from any specified point.

Next stage of Luas Cross City project goes ahead as rail tracks welded on O’Connell Street

Posted on October 29 2015 by Spider

A new generation of tracks for O’Connell Street as further progress made on LCC project Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, was today (Thursday) on O’Connell Street to oversee the first welding of rail tracks for Luas …

Pat Lenehan

Posted on October 9 2015 by Spider

“As people queue drearily in harsh weather waiting to board the bus to the west, Pat the driver effortlessly puts smiles on the rain-soaked heads of the passengers to be. With his wit and charm people instantly feel a sense …

Nicholas Walsh

Posted on October 9 2015 by Spider

“Nicholas is a real gentleman on the route, opening the door, carrying shopping and helping all the other passengers. He insists on carrying in the shopping for the ladies, right to their kitchen for them. He always has a kind …

Ailbhe McDermott

Posted on October 9 2015 by Spider

“Ailbhe cycles to work in the hospital every day she can. She often says there is a direct correlation between the amount of time she spends cycling and her happiness. She loves her bike. One day last year she rang …

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  • 1 day ago

    Line Improvement Works - Saturday 18th November

    A number of line improvement works will take place on Saturday 18h November and a number of routes/services will be affected. Please check our journey planner for more details. A summary of the main changes/alterations are listed below. Service arrangements Customers are advised to check our Journey Planner before travelling. Cork, Limerick and Tralee Galway and Westport Waterford Portlaoise and Kildare to Dublin Commuter services Catering First class How can Reserve a Seat? Cork, Limerick and Tralee Due to line improvement works the following service alterations will take place: Saturday 18th November Cork/ Dublin / Cork services will operate every hour in each direction. 20.45hrs Cork to Dublin Heuston service will operate with a bus transfer from Thurles to Dublin Heuston. Limerick / Dublin / Limerick services will operate every hour, connecting to / from all Dublin / Cork / Dublin services at Limerick Junction. Tralee / Dublin services will operate every two hours, connecting to / from Dublin / Cork / Dublin services at Mallow. 17:05hrs Dublin / Tralee is cancelled. Passengers should board the 17:05hrs Dublin / Cork service and change at Mallow. Please note that there will be a delay of 25 - 30 mins from Mallow to Tralee. Nenagh Line customers, please change at Ballybrophy as normal for connecting services. We advise customers to check their journey details prior to travelling. For full details of services available please check our journey planner or our PDF Timetables below. Galway and Westport Saturday 18th November Galway and Westport services will operate a full schedule as normal. We advise customers to check their journey details prior to travelling. For full details of services available please check our journey planner or our October Bank Holiday Timetable. Waterford Saturday 18th November Dublin Heuston to Waterford services will operate a full schedule as normal. We advise customers to check their journey details prior to travelling. For full details of services available please check our journey planner or our PDF Timetables below. Portlaoise and Kildare to Dublin Commuter services Saturday 18th November 21.05hrs Dublin Heuston/Portlaoise service will operate with a bus transfer from Hazelhatch to Portlaoise. 22.10hrs Dublin Heuston/Portlaoise service will operate with a bus transfer from Hazelhatch to Portlaoise. 23.10hrs Dublin Heuston/Kildare service will operate with a bus transfer from Hazelhatch to Kildare. 22.00hrs Kildare/Dublin Heuston service will operate with a bus transfer from Kildare to Hazelhatch. A train service will then operate from Hazelhatch to Dublin Heuston.  21.20hrs Portlaoise/Dublin Heuston service will operate with a bus transfer from Portlaoise to Hazelhatch. A train service will then operate from Hazelhatch to Dublin Heuston.  We advise customers to check their journey details prior to travelling. For full details of services available please check our journey planner or our PDF Timetables below. Catering On affected services, a trolley service will be provided on all InterCity services. Dining car and restaurant car facilities will not be available. First Class On affected services, first class facilities will not be available. How can I reserve a seat? When you purchase an Adult, Child or Student ticket on this website or through our call centre (01 83 66 222) you are given an assigned seat as part of the price. Customers who are already in possession of or purchasing on the day of travel a valid standard class ticket(s) such as Family Tickets, Day Return, Open Return, Weekly, Monthly, Annual, InterRail and Free Travel pass holders can reserve a seat on a service for €5.00 per person each way. Upcoming Dates for Line Improvement Works 18th November 2017 25th November 2017 Iarnród Éireann apologises for any inconvenience caused by these arrangements. See More

    2 days ago

    No trains operating Tuesday 7th November due to industrial action

    Iarnród Éireann advises customers that due to further industrial action planned by trade unions, no train services - including Intercity, DART and Commuter routes - are expected to operate on the following dates: Tuesday 7th November Tuesday 14th November (includes Ireland v Denmark World Cup Play-off at Lansdowne Road) Thursday 23rd November Friday 8th December Please note: as over 150,000 journeys are made on our network daily, it is not possible to provide alternative transport on dates of industrial action other transport operators do not accept rail tickets on dates of industrial action Refunds - online booking If you have booked travel on these dates, we will cancel your booking for the dispute date journey leg and automatically refund you seven days prior to your date of travel (e.g. 31st October for 7th November; 7th November for 14th November etc).  Please allow 3 to 5 days for your financial institution to process your refund. Please note no further bookings will be accepted on these dates due to the proposed industrial action. Refunds - Monthly and annual season tickets Customers who purchase monthly and annual season tickets, including through their company as part of the Taxsaver scheme, can apply for a refund for the days impacted by the industrial action.  These will be processed at the end of the industrial action in a single process.  A dedicated refund form will be available at the conclusion of the industrial action. To date industrial action has taken place on Wednesday 1st November Refunds - tickets purchased at station Customers who purchase their tickets at the station who were impacted by the industrial action should collect a refund form at the station or see refund details here and return to the address outlined. We apologise for and deeply regret the inconvenience and disruption this industrial action will cause our customers.   See More

    4 days ago

    Engineering Works: between Tipperary and Clonmel, Monday 6th to Friday 10th November

    Please note that due to line improvement works between Tipperary and Clonmel bus transfers will operate on the following services. 07.20 Waterford to LImerick Junction 16.25 Waterford to LImerick Junction 09.45 Limerick Junction to Waterford 18.40 Limerick Junction to Waterford Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail apologises for the inconvenience caused. See More

    1 month ago

    Station Reconstruction: Limerick (Colbert) 9th October to 18 November

    October 9th - November 18th; Platforms 1 & 2 will not be in operation from 09:00hrs October 9th until 12:00hrs November 18th due to reconstruction at Limerick (Colbert) station. Due this customers may experience delays of up to 10 minutes. Please note that if you are travelling to/from Limerick Junction to Sixmildebridge, Ennis or Galway you may be required to change at Limerick (Colbert). Customers are advised to check the journey planner before departure. Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail apologises for the inconvenience caused. See More
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    Service disruption in the eastern region affecting the following routes NX

    Service disruption in the eastern region affecting the following routes NX See More

    4 days ago

    Road Closure – Kilmoney Road Upper and Ferney Road, Carrigaline

    Cork County Council have advised that Kilmoney Road Upper and Ferney Road, Carrigaline will re-open briefly from 07.00 on Monday, 6 November 2017. See More

    2 weeks ago

    Fare reductions for millions of bus journeys in Ireland’s regional cities

    Please see the National Transport Authority's notice issued today, 27 October 2017: See More

    2 weeks ago

    Road Closure affecting Route 220 at Kilmoney Road Upper and Ferney Road, Carrigaline.

    Due to road closure, from 07:00 on Monday, 30 October 2017, Kilmoney Road Upper, Church Road and Ferney Road will not be served by route 220. See More

    3 weeks ago

    Contruction works at Cliffs of Moher affecting Route 350

    We wish to advise customers that due to construction works, the coach park at the Cliffs of Moher will be closed from 23 October 2017 through to March 2018. See More
  • 3 days ago

    Diversions on Routes 7, 84 and 111

    We wish to advise customers that due to roadworks, Routes 7, 84 and 111 will be unable to serve Brides Glen, Cherrywood Business Park and Wyattville Link Road from Friday 17 November 2017 at 20.00hrs to 18.00hrs Sunday 19 November 2017. As a result the following diversions will be in place; Route 7 Towards Brides Glen Normal route to Wyattville Road, divert to N11, Loughlinstown Roundabout,... See More

    4 days ago

    Dublin Legend Philly McMahon’s HalfTimeTalk CLG Scores Top Dublin Bus Community Spirit Award

    Today, Monday November 6, Dublin footballing legend Philly McMahon visited his old school, Holy Spirit Boys National School, Ballymun, with Senator Lynn Ruane and former Ireland international soccer star Niall Quinn where he accepted a Dublin Bus Community Spirit Award for €5,000 on behalf of his charity HalfTimeTalk CLG. The award will go to helping the important work of HalfTimeTalk CLG which... See More

    7 days ago

    Industrial Action at Iarnród Éireann. Dublin Bus services operating as normal.

    Dublin Bus services will operate as normal today. Our full fleet is deployed during the morning and evening peak times but services are expected to be busier then normal. We advise customers to leave additional time for their journey tomorrow. Dublin Bus is not in a position to honour Irish Rail tickets on our services during this period of industrial action.  Customers can also get updates on ... See More

    7 days ago

    Industrial Action at Iarnród Éireann

    Dublin Bus services will operate as normal on Tuesday, 7 November. Our full fleet will be deployed during the morning and evening peak times but services are expected to be busier then normal. We advise customers to leave additional time for their journey tomorrow. Dublin Bus is not in a position to honour Irish Rail tickets on our services during this period of industrial action.  Customers ca... See More

    2 weeks ago

    Temporary Stop Closure on O'Connell Bridge

    We wish advise customers that due to paving works, stop 273 on O' Connell Bridge will not be in use during the time below: Sunday 12 November from  20.00hrs to 05.00hrs For Routes 4 and 7/a please proceed to stop 333 on D'Olier Street. Customers can also get updates on  Facebook , follow us on Twitter  @dublinbusnews  or call our customer service line on (01) 8734222, lines open from 08:30 -... See More
  • 2 hours ago

    Park By Text

    Park By Text now available See More

    3 hours ago

    Travel Updates

    All Red Line services are operating normally.All Green Line services are operating normally.Lifts at Ranelagh and Dundrum out of order due to vandalism.Kind Regards, Luas Customer Care ... See More

    1 week ago

    NTA Announce New Luas Fares

    On Friday 27th October 2017 the National Transport Authority announced new fares for Luas and other public transport services. Most of the new Luas fares are due to come into effect on Friday 1st December 2017. The National Transport Authority also announced the introduction of a Luas Cross City In ... See More

    2 weeks ago

    Help Stop Vandalism – See it, Report it

    Anti-vandalism is one of the top priorities for Luas. As such, we reach out to the customer for their support in putting a stop to vandalism on trams and at platforms.  Taking preventative measures to help sustain a quality service and experience for customers is extremely important. Luas customers ... See More

    3 weeks ago

    The Top Prize Goes to Luas

    Transdev and TII at the Light Rail Awards Ceremony Did you know Luas won the operator of the Year Award at the prestigious Global Light Rail Awards 2017? The awards ceremony, held in London, is an annual event attended by representatives from across the global light rail industry. The awards celebra ... See More

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