The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced an increased investment to €21 million for upgrade works on non-public roads in rural communities. The announcement doubles the original €10.5m budget which had been allocated for investment under the 2021 Local Improvement Scheme (LIS). This will improve access to rural homes and […]
Feature image courtesy of Cityswift – Ireland via Flickr The National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with Bus Éireann has today unveiled three new hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric double-deck buses that will initially be used on commuter services in the Greater Dublin Area. The three vehicles were recently purchased by the NTA and will go into service next week on
Picture above: Mervyn O’Callaghan In this week’s exclusive podcast we had the pleasure of speaking to the Co-Founder and CEO of CameraMatics, Mervyn O’Callaghan. CameraMatics provides cutting-edge, award-winning SaaS technology for fleet and driver risk management. The company helps customers reduce accidents, improve operational efficiencies and manage
Pictured above: Rosemary Keogh and Niall Carson FREE NOW, Ireland’s leading ride hailing app, has entered into a new long-term partnership with Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA), to help improve transport accessibility in Ireland. As part of the partnership, FREE NOW has committed to a range of initiatives to help make their service more accessible for […]
Are there benefits of an e-bike? For many cycling purists, the notion of adding an assisted motor to a bicycle is a form of cheating that doesn’t offer the same type of physical and mental benefits as a traditional bike. Sure, riding an electric bike (e-bike) might not be as difficult as tackling that monster […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced €3m euro in funding from the Shared Island Fund to progress work on the Narrow Water Bridge. The money will see the project brought to tender stage, based on the current design of the bridge and existing planning permission. Further funding will be allocated from the Shared Island Fund, once […]
New greenway cycle and footpaths linking the Royal Canal Greenway to Corlea Bog will be created as a result of an extra €1.46m in funding announced by the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. The new infrastructure, to be completed by 2022, will give local people extra options for active travel routes through the scenic […]
Pictured above: Members of the Bonner Family at the official opening of the Joe Bonner Link Road together with Cllr. Rena Donaghey, Cathaoirleach, Donegal County Council, and Cllr.Donal Coyle, Cathaoirleach, Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District On Friday the 18th of June the Joe Bonner Link Road was officially opened by Cllr Rena Donaghey Cathaoirleach of Donegal County
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána, has launched a campaign to raise awareness of bike theft within the cycling community and encourages cyclists to purchase a good bike lock when buying a bike. With increasing numbers of cyclists on roads in the County during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially along the Coastal […]
170 schools have today been notified that they have been selected for inclusion in the first round of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme to support walking and cycling infrastructure for primary and post-primary schools. The scheme was announced in March of this year, with 932 schools (representing almost one in four schools in […]
Pictured at the official launch of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Bike Hub which will be used to store and loan out the fleet of DLR bicycles, trishaws and tandems were Photo by Peter Cavanagh Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are working with local partners to enable older adults and people with a physical disability to cycle in […]
Image courtesy of @Feljin_J via Twitter Allocations for the new ‘Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund’ have been announced by Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. The fund, which will help ensure a Safe Outdoor Summer, will support 234 projects across 30 local authorities to the tune of over €13 million. Local authorities were invited to apply […]
Donegal County Council has confirmed that the planning application for the greenway linking Buncrana to Bridgend – as part of the overall Derry City to Buncrana route – will be submitted to An Bord Pleanála this year. The route will complete the INTERREG-funded sections, as construction in Lifford is virtually completed and Muff will commence […]
June 11, 2021 – Thermo King, a brand of Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT) has today announced its collaboration with Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), the development of a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Automation and Robotics, building STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills in the local community. The initiative
Irish Sea Contractors has been selected by Dublin Port Company as the provider of diving services on their single party framework agreement. Dublin Port Company is responsible for operating and developing Dublin Port which is the largest freight and passenger port in Ireland, handling almost 50% of all trade in the Republic of Ireland. The […]
TSG Ireland were recently successful in winning the bid for the provision of EV chargers for the taxi ranks at Dublin and Cork airports. This initiative was funded by the SEAI working with Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). TSG Charge undertook the installation of rapid chargers in Dublin and Cork airports on behalf of the DAA […]
Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, in conjunction with the National Transport Authority (NTA) announces a new shuttle bus service making travel easier for COVID-19 vaccination appointments, currently at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa and moving to Limerick Racecourse from 7 June 2021. The special service begins today, Monday 24 May and will run every
Fingal County Council has today, Tuesday 25 May 2021, opened a second round of public consultation on the Royal Canal Urban Greenway, a proposed pedestrian and cycle route along the Royal Canal towpath. The route will operate from Castleknock through Blanchardstown, Coolmine, Clonsilla and Hansfield to the Fingal County boundary with Kildare. To provide
Galway will be the first city to have a completely hybrid Bus Éireann fleet by 2022 Bus related greenhouse gas emissions will reduce by at least 30% Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD, yesterday marked the entry into service of the first of Bus Éireann’s electric hybrid vehicles to its […]
With the silage cutting season underway, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are appealing to drivers of farming machinery and other road users to share the road safely. With national travel restrictions now lifted and traffic volumes increasing, the roads are getting much busier. There are more people out walking, […]