A body representing taxi drivers has suggested allowing an Uber-style transport regime would put passengers at danger of assault, rape or even murder at the hand of unlicensed drivers.

Fine Gael ministers were accused by a Cabinet colleague yesterday of “egging on” a belief that Transport Minister Shane Ross is “anti-rural Ireland” in a heated discussion on proposed new road traffic measures.

Brexit will have an enormous negative impact on the Irish marine industry, with four out of five firms bracing for disruption, delays, compliance, and additional costs, a report has found.

Calls are growing for additional funding to be given to Irish ports to improve connectivity to continental Europe following Brexit.

It is claimed a late night bus service for rural Ireland is doomed to fail before it even gets off the ground.

It is “hugely important” that both the gardaí and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) provide clarity on official road fatality statistics to the Oireachtas Transport Committee, its chairman, Fergus O’Dowd, has said.

The head of low-fares airline, Norwegian, is facing a grilling before the Oireachtas transport committee over its decision to axe their Cork-US route for the winter just six months after its launch.

Low-cost, long-haul airline Norwegian could face two inquiries into its decision to cancel winter flights from Cork and Shannon Airports to the US, just nine months after launching a year-round service.

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime.

Up to 1,500 motorists overcharged on the M1 motorway are to get a refund by the end of the month.

The Chairman of Irish Rail has confirmed the company sponsored an international fishing competition despite facing strikes and claiming that the semi-state is going broke.

Reports made to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) go into a “black hole”, it has been alleged.

Some TDs are the puppets of the publicans, according to the Transport Minister Shane Ross.

The families of road victims have slammed TDs for “advocating for impaired driving” and insulting those who have lost loved ones in traffic accidents.

Latest: Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae has said that someone drinking three glasses of Guinness will not cause fatalities on Irish roads.

Road hauliers say they want cyclists to be subject to penalty points.

The National Transport Authority says that legislation passed by the Dáil to regulate rickshaws is unworkable.

There is fear and loathing among Cabinet ministers over where required budget cuts will be inflicted to pay for increased public sector pay, the Irish Examiner can reveal. There is no remaining fiscal space for next year and October’s budget will see no new measures included in it, ministers have warned.

Bus Éireann could go bankrupt before the year end if emergency measures are not introduced, it’s acting chief executive warned.

Bus Éireann and its unions are no closer to resolving how to find essential cost savings at the company after the Labour Court refused to intervene in the dispute.

Revitalising small towns takes many things: A bus or rail service is one of them, writes Gerard Howlin.

Minister for Transport Shane Ross has been heavily criticised following the leaking of a confidential report into the country’s rail network.

The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) say the threat to Bus Éireann expressway services cannot go unanswered by the Government.

The union representing public bus drivers is today expected to warn politicians that changes to Bus Éireann’s Expressway service will lead to industrial action.

The body responsible for enforcing consumer protection law in Ireland has opened its own investigation into the Volkswagen emissions scandal.

The managing director of Volkswagen Ireland, Lars Himmer, has been invited to appear before the Oireachtas transport committee over the pollution emissions scandal.

Shannon Airport is to incur its first round of job losses since securing its independence almost 18 months ago.

The Government has been accused of trying to make employers responsible for drink and drug testing drivers because under-resourced gardaí are struggling to do the job.

Employers are to be made responsible for drink and drug testing staff who drive for them under tough new laws being drawn up.

TDs have been warned that it would be difficult for other airlines to run routes between Dublin and Heathrow, if Aer Lingus is sold to IAG.

People living near certain bus routes have been told to "use it or lose it", with Bus Éireann warning that some services may be axed because they are not economically viable.

The possibility of some bus routes being curtailed or scrapped has been described as “another nail in the coffin” of rural Ireland by campaigners.

THE National Transport Authority may indeed be “acutely aware” of how deeply the loss of buses and other services will affect the people of rural towns and villages but what really counts is Bus Éireann’s attitude.

THERE is something chilling about the response given by most Cork City-based members of the Dáil to two simple questions posed by the Irish Examiner on Tuesday in relation to the tribulations of Cork Airport.

A prominent Government TD has said his Transport Minister colleague Paschal Donohoe was wrong to rule out exchequer support for debt-ridden Cork Airport.

The Government has refused to give any lifeline of exchequer funding to Cork Airport and said it is up to airport management and DAA to reverse plummeting passenger numbers.

Impact — the largest trade union at Aer Lingus — has said the airline’s annual results prove it can exist as a strong independent business, and does not need to be taken over to remain a relevant player.

Fresh doubts have been expressed over IAG’s pursuit of Aer Lingus after one of the Cabinet’s most senior ministers said the current offer is not sufficient for the Government to part with its stake.

Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe has said he has sympathy for people whose cars are clamped in hospital carparks, but said he could not change parking policy on private land.

The incoming CEO of Aer Lingus last night gave the airline’s unequivocal backing to IAG’s proposed takeover, insisting it was in the best interest of all stakeholders.