Dart extension to Kildare gets Bord Pleanála approval
Range of Dart+ plans set to revolutionise commuting in greater Dublin area
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Irish Rail seeks approval to replace Dart fleet with 100 new carriages
Maintaining and improving Dart stock would cost more than buying new carriages, company says
‘I never know when the Dart will arrive. And Irish Rail doesn’t seem to know either’
When looking to plan a Dart trip, the information on the digital sign, the schedule on the Irish Rail app and the website are no more than serving suggestions
‘We pay high taxes, but we don’t really have any services’: How will the Dryrobers vote in the Taoiseach’s home town?
Creaking transport and shortages of school places are among the big issues in the affluent seaside town of Greystones, Co Wicklow
Dublin-Belfast train users: ‘It’s advertised as an hour from Dundalk. It takes an hour and 20’
Competition with Dart leads to frustration for north-south travellers as well as capital’s commuters
Irish Rail announces line closures and timetable changes for this weekend
Irish Rail has announced that engineering works and related line closures will disrupt many rail services from Saturday through Monday
The Irish Times view on Dublin’s commuter rail problems: decades of underinvestment finally catching up with us
The debacle points to a worrying weakness in terms of Irish Rail’s operational capacity
‘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
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
Cost of rapid-build accommodation set to double to potentially €442,000 per unit, C&AG says
Value-for-money report also reveals Revenue assessment that retailer Dunnes Stores owed State more than €36 million was settled for €5 million
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
‘Left high and dry without a good option’: Commuters on delays and overcrowding after Irish Rail timetable changes
TD calls for rail operator to appear before Oireachtas transport committee amid ongoing issues with new schedule
New three- and four-bed homes close to Delgany from €650,000
Boutique development of 19 family homes is just a minute’s drive north of popular Co Wicklow village
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
The Irish Times view on infrastructure projects: time to get bigger, better, faster
With population growth on a seemingly inexorable upward curve, it is indisputable that infrastructure targets need to be revised
E-scooters to be banned from public transport over battery safety fears
Prohibition on transporting the scooters on buses, trams and trains to come into effect from October
Irish Rail paid out almost €31,000 in refunds due to trains delayed by at least an hour
Operator says 99.9% of services ran without major delays as some 1,800 passengers see money returned in 18-month period
What’s happening with the expansion of Ireland’s railways?
Plans involve new 200km/h trains, more frequent services and a significant expansion of the Dart to Kildare – assuming there are no leaves on the track
The Irish Times view on Dart+ West: very slow train coming
Passengers who were entitled to free travel as infants when some of these extensions were first proposed may be eligible for free travel as pensioners by the time they finally arrive
New services, 200km/h trains and the key proposals in All-Island strategic rail review
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan hails recommendations of study as ‘the most ambitious vision for rail in a century’
Plan for Dart extension to Maynooth gets green light
An Bord Pleanála grants permission for €1 billion Dart+ West spur 14 months after original deadline
Looking for family activities for the summer? Here are some budget-friendly options
Whether you are caring for your children this summer, or paying someone else to do it, childcare is hitting your household finances
Bosco, a millennium milk bottle and marriage equality badges as the Dart celebrates 40th birthday
Latest iteration of the world’s first commuter railway set to be transformed by new fleet
Paloma Faith at Iveagh Gardens: Stage times, set list, ticket information, weather and more
Everything you need to know about Paloma Faith’s Dublin concert on Sunday, July 21st
Damien Dempsey at Iveagh Gardens: Stage times, set list, ticket information, support acts, weather and more
Everything you need to know about Dempsey’s Dublin concerts on Friday, July 19th and Saturday, July 20th
Phoenix at Iveagh Gardens: Stage times, set list, ticket information, weather and more
Everything you need to know about the French rock band’s Dublin concert on Thursday, July 18th
Dublin’s public transport links can act as ‘corridors of crime’, FF TDs say
Call for dedicated gardaí for public transport and a zero-tolerance approach to drug dealing and antisocial behaviour in public
Passenger at Iveagh Gardens: Stage times, set list, ticket information, support bands and more
Everything you need to know about the singer songwriter’s Dublin concert on Sunday, July 14th
Pillow Queens at Iveagh Gardens: Stage times, set list, ticket information and more
Everything you need to know about the Irish group’s Dublin concert on Saturday, July 13th
Christy Moore at Iveagh Gardens: Stage times, set list, ticket information, weather and more
Everything you need to know about the Moore’s Dublin concert on Thursday, July 11th
Forty years of the Dart: ‘Dealing with the public is one of the hardest things anyone can do’
The Dart+ programme is set to expand the network and at least double commuter capacity on the existing lines which currently run from Malahide to Greystones
Dropkick Murphys at Iveagh Gardens: Stage times, set list, ticket information, weather and more
Everything you need to know about the band’s Dublin concert on Sunday, July 7th
Sugababes at Iveagh Gardens: Stage times, set list, ticket information, weather and more
Everything you need to know about the group’s Dublin concert on Friday, July 5th
Glen Hansard at Iveagh Gardens: Stage times, set list, ticket information, weather and more
Everything you need to know about the star’s Dublin concert on Saturday, July 6th
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