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Supply Chain Management and Brexit Procedures with CILT’s CEO Mick Curran.

By Jack Mullen 17 November 2020

Mick Curran has for the last three years been the CEO of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). CILT is the professional body for those employed it Freight, Transport and distribution sectors. CILT also acts as an examining body on behalf of both the Health and Safety Authority as well as the Department of Transport, […]

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Tom Ferris Brexit Q&A

By Jack Mullen 13 November 2020

Tom Ferris is a consultant economist. He was formally the SeniorEconomist at the Department of Transport. He is a former president ofthe Chartered Institute of Transport in Ireland. Tom has wide experience of the public sector and the private realm. Hehas undertaken consultancy projects for the World Bank, USAID, theOECD, a number of Irish Government […]

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Procurement Procedure and Supply Chain Management Discussion with Dr Paul Davis

By Jack Mullen 11 November 2020

Dr Paul Davis is Head of the Management Group in the Faculty of Business in DCU. Moreover, he is the Program Director for the MSc in E-Commerce having previously completed eight years as Program Director of the MSc in Strategic Procurement and the MSc in International Management. He has completed lecturing assignments in top universities in Italy, Germany […]

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Rosslare Europort Considering Direct Daily Ferry Service to Continental Europe

By Jack Mullen 6 October 2020

Rosslare Europort is in talks with a shipping company to start a direct ferry service to continental Europe. The goal is for hauliers to avoid any post-Brexit congestion on the UK landbridge. The talks are aimed at getting the service up and running before the transition period ends on December 31st, it would be six-days-a-week […]

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Road Safety as Schools Reopen

By Jack Mullen 27 August 2020

The first day back at school will be like no other. When schools start to re-open this week, almost six months after they closed so suddenly on March 12th, these will be unprecedented times, not just for the pupils and their parents, but for the whole country.  Schools have been working flat out to prepare […]

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€30 million investment at Rosslare Europort

By Jack Mullen 4 July 2020

€30 million investment at Rosslare Europort, as planning permission submitted for Port Masterplan. The Masterplan, together with initiatives under the strategic plan for the port, will see over €30 million invested by Iarnród Éireann in Rosslare Europort over the next five years.  It will ensure that Rosslare will be equipped with the capacity, facilities and […]

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More Local Link Community Car Scheme Announced

By admin 7 April 2020

Community Car scheme is an initiative aimed at involving volunteers in their local communities, helping community  members, through the provision of supported transport. The Volunteer Driver will provide, using their own car, essential door to door transport for passengers identified, who have difficulties accessing public or other forms of transport. Recently

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The new Donabate Distributor Road has officially opened

By admin 11 March 2020

It is Fingal County Council’s first project constructed under the Rebuilding Ireland’s Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) to be completed. The Donabate Distributor road runs an easterly direction from the R126 Hearse Road on the south-west of Donabate village, across the Dublin-Belfast railway line, before heading in a northerly direction to reconnect

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Cork City Council Statement on Cork Docklands to City Centre Road Network Improvement Scheme

By admin 11 March 2020

Cork City Council is today advising the High Court that it is consenting to the setting aside of the Part 8 planning approval for the Cork Docklands to City Centre Road Network Improvement Scheme. This is due to an omission in the Part 8 public notice whereby the conclusions of the environmental screening exercise, while […]

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Compulsory Purchase Orders made for N20 O’Rourke’s Cross Road Improvement Scheme

By admin 2 March 2020

Limerick City and County Council has made the Compulsory Purchase Order to acquire land and extinguish rights of way necessary to develop the N20 O’Rourke’s Cross Road Improvement Scheme. The orders are about to be submitted to An Bord Pleanála for confirmation. The Part VIII planning for the road scheme was already approved at the Municipal […]

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MATCH-UP Partners Travel Back in Time

By admin 1 March 2020

On 15 th January 2020 the Southern Regional Assembly hosted the final site and study visit for project partners of the Interreg Europe MATCH-UP project in Ireland’s Oldest City – Waterford City founded by the Vikings in 914. In line with the MATCH-UP project objective we used the most sustainable form of transport for our […]

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NTA Participates in ‘Making Dublin Climate Brave’ Conference

By admin 26 February 2020

Dublin has become the first Irish city to sign a commitment to meet the World Health Organization’s air quality guideline values by 2030, an achievement celebrated at today’s ‘Climate Brave’ conference in which the National Transport Authority (NTA) took part. In a joint pledge, the Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr. Tom Brazabon, along with […]

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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council secures funding of €9.9 million for 15 Cycle Improvement Schemes

By admin 26 February 2020

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is pleased to announce that the National Transport Authority has allocated funding of €9.9million to the Council for the design and construction of 15 cycle improvement schemes around the County in 2020, under the Sustainable Transport Measures Grant programme. The 15 schemes are at various stages of development, with some proceeding

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Fingal County Council launch first ‘Mobility Hub’ on Main Street, Blanchardstown

By admin 20 February 2020

The hub comprises five parking bays with specific colour-coordinated functions including age-friendly, disabled, electric vehicle charging, bike rack (bike share and public), and car sharing.  Fingal County Council has become the first Local Authority in Ireland to launch a ‘Mobility Hub’ to support accessible and sustainable travel on Main Street, Blanchardstown. The hub

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Westmeath County Council receives €27m in roads grants

By admin 17 February 2020

An allocation of €15,541,817 was made to Westmeath County Council on January 21 for national roads, a senior official has informed councillors. Head of finance, Jimmy Dalton, told the council’s finance meeting on Monday of last week that the fund was made up of an allocation of €12,941,838 for improvements, €599,979 for maintenance and €2,000,000 […]

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Works to commence on Stillorgan Road Cycle Scheme

By admin 11 February 2020

Construction works are due to commence in early March on the upgrade of a cycle route on Stillorgan Road near University College Dublin. This scheme extends from the junction with The Rise to the pedestrian footbridge midway between the Fosters Avenue junction and Belfield flyover. Stillorgan Road is a key route in the city linking Bray […]

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North West Greenway Network’s ‘Light Your Bike’ campaign returns

By admin 10 February 2020

The North West Greenway Network is organising another week of bike light set giveaway sessions to promote the use of lights while cycling on the roads. Following on from its hugely successful campaign in December 2019, the follow-up sessions are scheduled as follows: -Tank & Skinny’s café, Muff, on Tuesday 18 February; -Guildhall Square in […]

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New ‘Your Life Your Choice’ Road Safety Programme official launched

By admin 5 February 2020

‘Your Life Your Choice’, a new road safety programme developed by Donegal County Council, An Garda Siochana and Pro Social Ireland was officially launched earlier today, Tuesday 4th February and will be delivered to TY students in Donegal Secondary schools. Brian O’Donnell, Road Safety Officer with Donegal County Council says ‘The objective of the Your […]

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Galway County Council not liable for majority of pothole damage

By admin 4 February 2020

In nine out of ten cases where motorists damage wheels and tyres in road potholes, Galway County Council doesn’t have the responsibility of meeting the cost of the repairs bill, last week’s meeting of the local authority was told. Director of Services, Jim Cullen, in reply to queries from a number of councillors, said that […]

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New road safety Virtual Reality experience ‘Your Life – Your Choice’ launched in Fingal in Castleknock Community College

By admin 31 January 2020

For the first time Transition Year students at Castleknock Community College got to experience a road safety instruction programme through the use of modern Virtual Reality (VR) technology when Fingal County Council, in partnership with AVIVA Driving School, brought the VR experience ‘Your Life – Your Choice’ to Castleknock Community College on Wednesday 29 January […]