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New Ship Launched to Spearhead Marine Engineering Training

By admin July 23, 2019

The training programme has been developed by a steering group of boat building and maintenance employers (Brian O’Sullivan – Marine, Tralee; Ger Sullivan – Bere Island Boatyard; and Murphy – Murphy Marine Services, Valentia); in conjunction with Kerry ETB as partner. The programme will also help to address any skills gaps that existing employers within

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On a Slippery Slope? High PSV Asphalt v High Friction Surfacing

By admin July 13, 2019

High Friction Surfacing (HFS) refers to a surface treatment approximately 3-5mm thick which provides very high skid resistance for drivers to brake under emergency conditions at hazardous locations. Recently there have been moves to design this out of Irish road-building projects and replace with an unproven alternative called High PSV Asphalt (HPSVA). Council Journal is

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Donegal Road Safety Working Group (DRSWG) to Launch Safe Cycling Initiative 

By admin July 1, 2019

The Donegal Road Safety Working Group (DRSWG) is working with Donegal Sports Partnership to remind road users that keeping the road safe is ] everyone’s responsibility. Cyclists, motorists, pedestrians, and motorcyclists alike all need to be alert and actively working to keep the streets safe. With excessive speed being one of the main threats on […]

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E-Scooters and Their Contested Future in Dublin

By admin June 18, 2019

If you step out onto Dublin’s streets at any point of the day, you will likely see packs of bikers passing by as they travel to work, school, the shops, or chase the sun on a warm day. However, there has been a new addition to the city’s bike lanes. Though biking has been the […]

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Meath County Council officially starts work on €5m Ratoath Relief Road

By admin March 27, 2019

Meath County Council has this week officially started constructing the new €5 million Ratoath Outer Relief Road. The new road will serve as essential transportation infrastructure in the area and will also aid in opening up zoned lands for future development. Once constructed the road will facilitate urgently required housing development. It will include junctions, […]

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Dublin City Council Responds to Claims it Called for Ban on All Electric Scooters

By admin March 6, 2019

Dublin City Council has responded to claims that it was calling for electric scooters to be banned form all public roads and cycle paths. A spokeswoman for the council said on Monday it was the local authority’s view that “the use of electric scooters on public roads is illegal and that it is a matter […]

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Report Shows Dublin to be One of The Slowest City Centres in Europe

By admin February 20, 2019

A recent report published by Inrix, a global company that specialises in transportation analytics, has shown that Dublin’s traffic congestion ranks among the worst in Europe. The reports finding show that drivers in Dublin’s city centre spent around 246 hours in traffic last year. Rome (254 hours), Paris (237 hours), Rostov-on-Don (237 hours) and London (227

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Mayo County Council Going Green for a Brighter Future

By admin February 6, 2019

Mayo County Council have recently purchased two Citroen Berlingos replacing old petrol and diesel vehicles. These are intended to be the first of a fleet of new electric council vehicles was launched on Wednesday, January 30, by the Chief Executive of Mayo County Council, Peter Hynes, at Aras an Chontae, Castlebar. Speaking at the launch, […]

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Free Public Transport-Could It Work in Dublin?

By admin January 29, 2019

With 114 free public transport systems in operation globally, most in European cities, how viable would it be to examine for Dublin? The first fare-free public transport system was set up in a suburb of Los Angeles in 1962. In Italy, Bologna experimented with free transport in the 1970s, when it was ruled by the […]

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Councillors Call For Upgrades on Longford to Dublin Rail Line

By admin January 24, 2019

Councillors in Longford are calling for improvements to be made to the rail network connecting the county to the capital. It has been said that for the town and the county as a whole to move forward and attract companies and workers to the county, fast access to and from the capital is essential. Speaking […]

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Further Funding for City Cyclists

By admin October 1, 2018

Funding of €400,000 for Dublin City Council has been confirmed by Minister for Transport Shane Ross, in addition to €110m already secured for the development of cycling and walking infrastructure across the country. Dublin City Council intend to use the funding to invest in new cycling safety infrastructure, including the installation of smart cyclist detection […]

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Combatting Collisions

By admin September 26, 2018

This year there has been 78 casualties Next week, Irish Road Safety Week (IRSW) will run from Monday 1st October as part of their national drive to save lives campaign. Running from the 1st, until Sunday 7th, Road Safety Week has planned a range of nationwide activities to take place over the course of the […]

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Project EDWARD: How to Take Part

By admin September 19, 2018

Project Edward is an annual European road safety awareness event, aimed at having one day a year that is completely free from road fatalities. Today, Wednesday 19th September, is this year’s day of action. The project launched in 2016 is supported by drivers across the continent, aswell as public and private sector partners. The campaign’s […]

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Cork’s Pedals are in Motion for European Mobility Week

By admin September 12, 2018

European Mobility Week (EMW) is running this year from 16th to 22nd September. This campaign raises awareness on sustainable urban mobility and is the largest of its kind in Europe. The objective of the campaign is to achieve behavioural change towards cleaner, more intelligent transport choices. The week-long event provides opportunity to present sustainable mobility […]

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Sustainable Deliveries with Dublin City Council

By admin September 10, 2018

Dublin City Council has drafted new bylaws extending an environmental scheme known as the ‘Last Mile Delivery’ plan. The scheme has been previously tested last year with UPS delivery company in collaboration with Dublin City Council. In decreasing the use of around 200 vans deliveries throughout the city, the scheme’s success hopes to ease traffic […]

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Dublin’s New Bus Corridors Project to Enhance Main Routes

By Nick Fitzgerald July 5, 2018

A total of 16 core bus corridors will reduce travel times by up to half. On 12 June, as part of its €2 billion BusConnects Dublin programme, the National Transport Authority (NTA) published the Core Bus Corridors Project report. On top of this, a major redesign of the Dublin Bus network was announced recently which […]

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Major Redesign of Dublin Bus Network Will Transform Services In The Capital

By Nick Fitzgerald July 2, 2018

A major redesign of the Dublin Bus network will see more frequent services, hence reducing waiting time and a move to a simplified two-fare system for all services across the capital. Additionally, a new lettering system from A to G will categorise services into “spines”, replacing the current numbering system. The new proposals to transform […]

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Electric Vehicle Owners Could Save Up To €500 With New Tolling Scheme

By Nick Fitzgerald June 28, 2018

A new tolling incentive scheme could save electric vehicle owners up to €500 in toll savings per year, and up to €1,000 in savings for goods vehicles, Transport Minister Shane Ross has confirmed. The scheme, due to take effect from July 1st, includes a 50% toll discount for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and a 25% toll discount […]

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‘Linking People and Places’ Plan Allocates €25 Billion for Transport, Tourism and Sport

By Sophie Bird June 25, 2018

During a ceremony at Dublin Port today, officials announced the ‘Linking People and Places’ investment plan, part of Project Ireland 2040, with details of the nearly €25 billion planned for investment in tourism, transport, and sport over the next decade. Thet plan was announced by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D. […]

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Dublin City Council Proposes Pedestrian, Cycle-Only Bridge

By Sophie Bird June 12, 2018

Dublin City Council has proposed a pedestrian and cycle-only bridge to cross the River Liffey from Blood Stoney Road to New Wapping Street along the Dublin Docklands. The bridge, being called the Blood Stoney Bridge, would feature a cycling path in the center with walking paths on either side. It would also be an opening […]