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Irish Rail worker narrowly escaped being hit by train at Co Meath station, report details

Report says under slightly different circumstances, there could have been a fatality

Higher costs drive €53m after-tax loss at CIÉ

Transport company says €853m group pension deficit remains 'key' weakness in finances

Rosslare Europort acquires 18-acre site to help add capacity as port expands

Canadian automation company Brock Solutions awarded contract to digitise port’s systems

Taking a smarter approach to charging electric vehicles

Cork entrepreneur David Watson is leading the charge to smarter charging

Rosslare Europort sees post-Brexit boom in European freight volumes

Co Wexford port among biggest beneficiaries of UK’s exit as traders shift from ‘landbridge’

State to earmark €91.5m for Dublin-Cork rail line improvements

Target is to shorten journey times by 10 minutes

Iarnród Éireann signs deal for 750 new Dart carriages to expand services

French group Alstom will supply 95 carriages initially at a cost of €318m

Iarnród Éireann to spend €500m boosting rail freight services by 2040

State rail company to seek cash from Government and EU to fund plan

New freight service between Mayo and Waterford commences

Similar service between Dublin Port and Ballina was suspended recently due to Brexit

Naturgy puts Irish energy supply unit on market

Spanish utilities giant moves to spin off asset just five years after acquiring the business

Pandemic compensation claim by health staff to be heard

Workplace Relations Commission to hear from unions seeking ‘special recognition’

CIÉ’s ‘bleak’ finances, a Kinsale Spirits NFT and why KBC had ‘one eye on the door’

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CIÉ group warns it is ‘balance sheet insolvent’ due to Covid-19

State-owned transport body could report €50m in commercial losses for 2020

Concern grows over CIÉ’s €1bn pension deficit ahead of vote on reform

Rejection of Labour Court proposals could lead to financial and industrial uncertainty

CIÉ faces pension deficit of nearly €1bn, Oireachtas committee told

Two pension schemes must be ‘de-risked urgently’, says group’s chairwoman

Ministers seek experts for all-Ireland strategic rail review

Group to consider how rail network can boost city links and aid local development

Key workers in pandemic deserve compensation – Varadkar

Better terms and conditions for private sector to be part of Covid legacy, Tánaiste says

CIÉ transport workers seek extra 10 days of leave over pandemic

Health staff already pressing Government for Covid-19 ‘compensation’

First major Cork greenway could lure 250,000 visitors a year – council chief

22km Midleton to Youghal Greenway set to open by 2023 at cost of about €15m

RTÉ could be close to break even this year having earlier predicted a €36m loss

Seen & Heard: Irish Life, Iarnród Éireann, Burberry, and data centres also make the headlines

State transport companies ‘do not have reserves’ to survive future downturn

Review finds bus and rail providers would not be able to absorb cuts to €314m subvention payments

Bus drivers faced ‘mayhem’ as passengers tried to travel, says union

NBRU says drivers faced difficulties trying to accommodate passengers under Level 5

Plans for €2bn Dart expansion lure Bombardier to Dublin

Manufacturer also weighing a bid for the proposed Metro service to Dublin Airport

Iarnród Éireann to spend €3.3m improving access to Dublin train stations

Company to start programme of investment in lift replacement and upgrades next week

Annual bus, train and Luas passes to be automatically extended by six months

Customers can apply for refund instead of extension, due to Covid-19 impact

Iarnród Éireann and RAIU investigating fault found in passenger train

Fault found in locomotive used on Dublin-Cork and Dublin-Belfast train services

Coronavirus: State bodies and firms line up for bailouts

RTÉ, Abbey Theatre, NCH, airports and universities seeking support

State must provide funding for bus and rail companies, says union

NBRU in no mood ‘to entertain’ job losses at firms as a result of Covid-19 financial problems

Say thanks to our food heroes

The food businesses that stepped up to the plate to feed our frontline workers deserve our support

Irish Rail announces restrictions for Easter bank holiday weekend

Disruptions will occur on Dublin-Sligo line and on southside Dart services

Coronavirus: Bus and train drivers will no longer accept cash fares, says union

NBRU says talks with transport companies under way to see if services can continue

Coronavirus outbreak: WHO raises risk warning to ‘very high’

Organisation says governments need to wake up before disease spirals out of control

Coronavirus: Aer Lingus cabin crew in self-isolation after passenger’s positive test

Sign of peace is to be suspended at Masses and holy water fonts emptied

Coronavirus: North’s health chief ‘confident’ virus can be contained

‘Small number’ of those in contact with woman with coronavirus in NI identified as at risk

Seriously, you expect me to wear one of those Baby on Board badges?

I shouldn’t need a baby badge to get a seat on the bus. But maybe it’s my best chance

Go-Ahead fined €70k for late or unreliable bus services

National Transport Authority says Dublin Bus will pay €280k for failure to operate as scheduled

Irish Rail asking Dart users to stagger morning journeys

New website Peaktime.ie will enable rail users to check for less crowded trains

Gardaí begin patrolling Dart, Luas and commuter rail services

Operation Twintrack will see up to 50 gardaí on rail services in Dublin and manning train stations around country

Free travel scheme in doubt amid fears of overuse

National Transport Authority reveals 4.2 million more trips taken by over-66s in 2018

Rail users face disruption as Tara Street and Pearse stations closed

Two Dublin city stations closed to facilitate construction work

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