Train and bus fares increase today for the first time in eight years. They were approved by the Government in November last year.
All Dublin DART and suburban single fares up to £1.35 are up by 5p, while those of £1.60 and over go up by 10p. The cost of a 10-journey ticket for a typical suburban journey by DART, from Killiney to the city centre, will increased from £11.70 to £12.30. A typical seven-day Arrow suburban rail ticket from Newbridge to Dublin city centre, including feeder bus, goes up from £23.50 to £25.
All Cork suburban rail fares increase by 5p, except for the £2.10 fare which increases by 10p.
Intercity standard rail fares are up by between 4 per cent and 6 per cent. Promotional fares, including saver-returns and commuter tickets, increase by varying amounts.
The Dublin-Galway weekend return, which was £25, will go up to £26. The Dublin-Waterford return, which was £15, will be £16. The Dublin-Cork weekend return will rise from £32 to £33.50. The Dublin-Sligo weekend return rises from £18 to £19.
The Dublin-Cork monthly return was £40 and is now £42. The Dublin-Limerick monthly return was £32.50 is now £34.
Long-distance commuting fares from Portlaoise, Tullamore or Mullingar to Dublin will rise from £33 to £36. From Kildare, Wicklow and Drogheda, they will rise from £30 to £33.
Monthly suburban rail tickets will rise from £45 to £47. The monthly tickets from areas such as Balbriggan and Maynooth will rise from £60 to £63.
Commuters can get details of the increases by telephoning the Iarnrod Eireann freephone line 1850 366222. In a statement, Iarnrod Eireann said the additional revenue generated from the increases would be used to assist in the funding of its "on-track 2000" investment programme.
Dublin Bus is also increasing its fares by varying amounts. Fares between 55p and £1.65 are up by 5p; the £2.25 fare increases by 10p, and the £3 and £3.20 fares by 20p.
The single fare for a typical suburban commuter's journey in Dublin - from Churchtown to the city centre - will increase from £1.10 to £1.15.
A company statement said the additional revenue would be used to upgrade the fleet including funding new low-floor, wheelchair-accessible buses.
Bus Eireann city fares in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford, as well as Expressway rural and commuter fares, went up on New Year's Day.