The Central Statistics Office has recently published its quarterly report for the end of 2023
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) have published the Interim Energy Balance 2021, which shows that Ireland’s energy use increased by 4.3% last year. This follows a decrease in 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most notably, there has been a rebound in demand for oil-products, particularly for transport as travel restrictions have […]
Dublin City Council is pleased to announce that it has awarded the civil engineering contract for the construction of the Clontarf to City Centre project. This transformative project for the North East Inner City area will see the entire road space reconfigured, with upgraded footpaths, protected cycle tracks, continuous bus lanes as well as retaining […]
Image courtesy of www.iru.org 62 countries meet to discuss future of transport in context of Covid-19 and Climate Change at virtual summit Ireland will chair 62 countries at the International Transport Forum (ITF) Virtual Summit, the largest gathering of transport ministers, which commences today (Monday). The ITF Summit takes place from the 17th – 28th of
In last weeks discussion we spoke to Lee Roche who is the CEO for SMART Scooters ltd SMART Scooters is a micro-mobility company based in Ireland and is operating in the transport industry. Their mission, as told to our host Jack Mullen, is to “provide communities with freedom of movement, access to affordable, convenient Smart mobility.”
Noel Rock is a former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency from 2016 to 2020. He previously served as Chair of the Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government from 2019 to 2020. In this discussion, which was carried out (virtually) earlier this week, Noel along with one of our Council.ie representatives spoke
The Harris Group is one of Ireland’s longest-established and leading automotive and assembly companies. Founded in 1961 by Pino Harris, it won the exclusive franchise for the Hino truck brand in the UK and Ireland in 1968. The privately-owned company is best known for its commercial vehicle brands that include Isuzu, LDV, Sinotruck, Higer, Crusader, […]
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 […]
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 […]
We spoke to Stephen Farrelly and Amanda Farrelly about the future of EV charging infrastructure in Ireland. About ECAR INFRA Founded in Dublin in 2019 by a team with more than 25 years in business and electrical installation, ECAR INFRA was created to contribute to the much needed development of Ireland’s EV Charging Infrastructure. Market […]
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 […]
Sixteen new bus corridors have been proposed in Dublin, the construction of which could require the reduction of approximately 1,300 front gardens as well as walkways, trees, and on-street parking. All 16 of the routes are radial routes, meaning they head to or from City Centre, and most of them pass by commercial areas. Some […]
Bus company Go-Ahead Ireland has announced today that it is creating 425 jobs and investing €8.5 million as it expands its operations to include Go-Ahead Dublin. Since the company was granted a contract from the National Transport Authority (NTA) last August, the Go-Ahead Ireland buses have been running 24 of the existing Outer Dublin Metropolitan […]
