Residents accuse transport authority of paying lip service to public consultation, with 'thousands of submissions binned' 

NTA bows to public pressure by reducing cuts to car-parking spaces, while some proposed bus lanes will instead be bus gates

Original plans would have resulted in the loss of a large chunk of family's drive, the loss of their car-parking space, the loss of the area to the side of their house, and the loss of a large chunk of their back garden

Revised designs will reveal significant changes to each of the 12 sustainable transport corridors (STCs) that were published for public consultation last June

Eamon Ryan's recent controversial comments were based on the then-unpublished National Transport Authority report conducted by Ernst & Young

The revised proposals are due to be published for more public consultation by the end of this month or early next month

The new digital displays will provide passenger information in Irish and English

Urban planning

Protesters say there isn’t room for three lanes of traffic on Summerhill and that the proposed narrowing of pavements will create access problems

The City Tree devices are designed to tackle particulate matter only, trapping larger particles of air pollution in their moss walls

The addition of new bus routes will result in 61% of people in Limerick City living within 400 metres walking distance of a bus stop

Analysis of various routes by National Transport Authority showed people were still taking inter-city trips but passengers taking shorter-hop journeys had ended

Appetite for public transport picking up significantly, among young people in particular, new figures show

The company is examining the use of vending machines on its mainline rail network as an option to complement the possible return of on-board trolley services

The legislation aims to revamp the country's patchwork of laws governing alcohol sales in pubs, restaurants and off-licences, some of which date back more than 200 years

The Athlone route is the first to launch under the Department of Transport's Pathfinder programme, which will see other similar services rolled out across the country over the next three years

Convenience stores and newsagents unhappy at commission they would receive under new contract between An Post and the National Transport Authority to deliver Leap retail services

Hazel, alder, oak, elder, elm and ash are just some of the native Irish trees thriving in this area

Proposed changes to Cork city’s car parking policy could encourage more dependency on the private car, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has warned.

Proposal to run road through Mangala woods in Douglas will not be included in revised plans, National Transport Authority confirms

There were demands for a full double-decker service every half hour, for the re-instatement of the 226a service, and for the installation of covered shelters at all stops

The semi-state company will take over the rural routes from November 1, when local company Suirway ceases trading

BusConnects Cork

National Transport Authority approach is 'aloof' and those involved in Cork plan are a 'coalition of the bewildered', Dermot O’Leary, general secretary of the National Bus and Rail Union, told conference delegates

Dr Eoin Lettice also criticised the proposals for a new bridge over Ballybrack Woods

The plan to route buses through Mangala had all the finesse and Cork know-how of showing up to the project launch wearing a Kerry jersey

Cyclists and bus users have welcomed the broad thrust of the BusConnects Cork proposals, but roadside protect signs and online campaign groups have popped up in communities along each of the NTA's proposed strategic transport corridors. Eoin English meets both sides.

From councillors labelling it as 'bonkers' to claims the plan has reduced elderly residents to tears, BusConnects is not short of critics, but the man overseeing its delivery in Cork says it is a simple choice of whether we want improved bus and bike infrastructure or not, writes Eoin English, in the second of a three-part series

It has been hailed as a game-changing €600m investment on the road to transforming Cork’s public bus service and biking infrastructure, but not everyone wants to go on the journey. In the first of a three-part series, Eoin English speaks to commuters, homeowners, and experts about the plan that could transform how Cork city travels

The cost of a day in Cork rises to €193 per trip for people who use taxis for transport

Taoiseach Micheál Martin waded into the BusConnects Cork debate last night, saying "there are question marks" around the National Transport Authority's approach.

The number of rail journeys on the Mallow-Cork rail line has nearly doubled since the introduction of Leap Card fares on the route in May.

New roles to strengthen bid to become one of Europe’s first climate-neutral cities by 2030

There are also calls for a 20% reduced fare rate to be applied to private bus operators

Rule taxis must be 10 years old or less a 'massive worry' for drivers who need to change car given the high cost of second-hand cars and the difficulty in securing electric cars, Dáil committee told

Drop in passenger numbers since Covid, increasing fuel costs, and need for investment in EVs made it 'unsustainable' for company to keep operating

The NTA is due to make announcement this week and participating commercial bus operators will soon pass on the cut in costs to commuters

New measures introduced by the National Transport Authority to reflect rise in operating costs faced by drivers

Ahead of a series of community engagements on the project, the National Transport Authority says it plans to distribute an information leaflet on the scheme to more than 95,000 homes and businesses across Cork City in the coming weeks

Cork County Council's calls for funding to reopen stations serving North Cork have won the backing of Iarnród Éireann

There have been growing calls for the rail operator to put on additional early and late trains to match service levels that are available in many EU countries

People urged to engage with public consultation process as Cork councillors warn of anger over plans to run bus corridors through nature areas

Once the MetroLink is in operation, there will be trains every three minutes during peak periods, with this potentially rising to every 90 seconds by 2060

Long-delayed transport system for the capital represents the largest rail investment made in Ireland since the 19th century