MetroLink: Bidding process for construction contracts worth €7.9bn begins
Each agreement will bear responsibility for tunnelling, track alignment, stations, and bridges along route
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Spanish train operator orders speed limit on Madrid-Barcelona line following fatal crash
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First train derailed on straight section of track and had been recently renovated
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Permission for Luas extension to Finglas now facing three legal challenges
Proposed route would run from the current Green line terminus at Broombridge to Charlestown
The Irish Times view on public transport funding: a failure of political imagination
Transformational projects like MetroLink cannot substitute for incremental annual improvements
Dublin’s traffic plan in 2026: The changes expected across the city this year
Cycle routes and traffic calming to be expanded as redesign of city centre continues
‘No end in sight’: Will Galway’s ring road finally be built?
An Coimisiún Pleanála is expected to publish ruling on latest planning application for long proposed N6 route in January
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BusConnects plans have been subject to much controversy, but Jeremy Ryan says the data show majority are satisfied
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Engineers seek restoration of public transport spending priority
Heavy reliance on private cars for travel cannot continue, Engineers Ireland warns
How does a Luas line just break down for two days?
Review underway after major public transport link downed from 8.30am Wednesday to 6pm Thursday
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Starmer’s Labour launches patriotic livery for proposed new state-owned operator in face of public anger over condition of network
The 3.5-hour, 35km commute: Kildare motorists on their M7 traffic ‘nightmare’
Motorists call for dedicated emergency response units, more gardaí and an end to drivers eating from breakfast bowls
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It’s convenient for the Government that the new proposals lands just as Ranelagh residents take a judicial review against MetroLink
Changes announced to contentious BusConnects route but further protests loom
Chapelizod residents angry at cancelled services and lengthy wait times on route 80
Luas Red Line to fully reopen tomorrow as Christmas schedule for ‘Night Luas’ announced
Service is 21 years old and will cater for 55 million passenger journeys this year
MetroLink facing ‘inevitable delay’ following legal challenge from Ranelagh residents
Review proceedings taken by 19 individuals living next to proposed site for station in south Dublin suburb
Ireland’s most expensive toll road journeys costing ‘the better part of €100 a week’
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A night in Dublin city centre: Is this a night-time economy or just a pub crawl capital?
Amid talk of safety fears and taxi shortages, workers on the city’s late shift are getting on with business, while visitors are ‘seeing where the night takes us’
‘No hope of a seat’: Wicklow commuters on overcrowded, infrequent and old trains
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New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has tapped into frustration with city’s service by pledging to make it free
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Do you or someone you know travel long distances, or for many hours, every day?
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‘It’s been going on for as long as I can remember’: Swords residents on MetroLink approval
While granting of planning permission has generally been welcomed, some remain sceptical on timeline for delivery
Two consortiums will bid to build long-awaited MetroLink
Dublin line expected to begin operating in mid-2030s, providing 20-minute airport-to-city journeys
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