Hundreds of thousands of commuters face major travel disruption this morning as the Dublin bus strike continues into its third day.

The Government is being urged not to skimp on the cost of road safety.

The Tánaiste has expressed his full support for the Justice Minister Alan Shatter, who is to make a statement at 7pm tonight on the Mick Wallace affair in the Dáil.

Coalition TDs have demanded to know if Alan Shatter has access to secret files on prominent politicians, journalists and public figures, as the controversy surrounding the justice minister continued to escalate.

There has been a potential breakthrough in the ongoing dispute at Bus Éireann this afternoon.

Junior transport minister Alan Kelly has denied that Labour wants to liberalise the laws on abortion in Ireland through stealth.

A €3.7m funding package has been announced to improve transport links in and around Galway city.

Irish taxis are getting a makeover - from next January, they will carry new branding signs on the front doors of their vehicles.

The Junior Transport Minister Alan Kelly has described suggestions that CIE should be allowed to go under as "illogical".

The Government has announced a €7m investment in cycle routes across the country.

The integrated Leap Card ticket system for Dublin public transport has reached over 2.4 million journeys since its launch in December of last year.

The Junior Transport Minister, Alan Kelly, has announced more than €1.4m in funding for transport projects in Waterford and Limerick cities.

New, low-cost hackney licences are being proposed by the Government for use in isolated parts of the country where regular taxi drivers don’t operate.

Up to 15,000 people have already signed up for the integrated Leap travel card, less than a month since it was introduced.

TAXI drivers have said they are disappointed that more than €20 million collected by the now defunct Taxi Regulator is to remain in a general fund to subsidise the running of the National Transport Authority rather than be invested back into the industry.

PUBLIC transport users outside the greater Dublin area will have to wait until next year to enjoy the benefits, including cheaper fares, of the long-awaited integrated smart card which was formally launched yesterday.

THE ‘let’s go for it’ spirit of Ronan O’Gara was invoked by the Mayor of Limerick yesterday as he called on the city to get on der bikes.

The Junior Transport Minister Alan Kelly has confirmed that further toll charges on Irish roads are being considered.

Hauliers are meeting the Junior Transport Minister later to discuss issues which they say have put 200 trucking firms out of business in the past year.

ROADSIDE drug testing will be introduced in Ireland as soon as a reliable system is available, the Dáil heard yesterday.

THE Government has been criticised for delays in appointing a new chairman of the Cork Airport Authority (CAA).

Motorists are adjusting well to barrier free-tolling on the M50 but its major test will come during Monday morning's rush hour, it was warned today.

The Government is promising that all new safety recommendations will be given full consideration in an effort to prevent future fishing tragedies at sea.

The cash donations controversy has been the biggest crisis to rock the nine-year premiership of Bertie Ahern.

The Junior Transport Minister Pat the Cope Gallagher has appealed for more people to become volunteers with the Coastguard service.

Junior Transport Minister Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher today urged motorists to slow down and be vigilant on the roads over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Work is due to get underway today on the new Dromad and Roosky bypass in Co Roscommon.

The Labour Relations Commission has reportedly put forward new proposals aimed at ending the dispute over the Government's plan to outsource driving tests.

Junior Transport Minister Pat 'the Cope' Gallagher has admitted that the extension of the penalty points scheme appears to have failed in its aim to change driver behaviour.

THE possibility of Dublin North Central TD Sean Haughey withdrawing from politics was widely discounted yesterday as others in the constituency eyed up the impact such a move would bring.

Dublin TD Sean Haughey may quit politics if he is not promised a future promotion, it emerged today.

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is reportedly set to announce a minor reshuffle of his junior ministers this week.

A successor to former Junior Transport Minister Ivor Callely will probably be announced next week, it emerged tonight.

FORMER Junior Minister Ivor Callely could be forced to scrap guest accommodation he built at his holiday home if he loses an appeal to An Bord Pleanála.

IVOR CALLELY’S spectacular fall from high office was one of the most shambolic in recent political history.

A row has broken out in the Dáil over the Government's refusal to allow a debate to take place over Ivor Callely's resignation.

Ivor Callely is believed to have resigned as Junior Transport Minister this morning after talks with the Taoiseach.

THE ministerial career of embattled Junior Transport Minister Ivor Callely will not survive the day as the Taoiseach prepares to sack him if he does not resign.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has called for the resignation of Junior Transport Minister Ivor Callely.

Junior Transport Minister Ivor Callely is coming under further fire today amid allegations that one of Ireland's largest building firms paid for painting work on his home in Dublin.

The Taoiseach has had a long chat with Ivor Callely about the turnover of public servants in his Department.

A Government pilot scheme to allow car pool vehicles to share Dublin’s bus lanes would cause mayhem, it was claimed today.

A GROUP of politicians who think they’re in the driving seat are about to suffer a severe dent in the ego after resitting - and flunking - their driving tests.

THE National Parents Council has called for a boycott at the start of the new school year of all school buses where children are forced to sit three to a two-person seat or where seat belts are not fitted.