Thursday 12 December, 2019
Irish Rail has also laid on special services from Westport, Ballina and Athlone to/from Claremorris for the Knock shrine event on Sunday 26 August.
Irish Rail said it is cracking down on the organised begging.
Hundreds of thousands of passengers were affected by this morning’s cancellations.
Councillor Ciaran Cuffe said there is strong academic evidence that this move can save lives.
Dublin Bus is accepting rail tickets this morning.
25% of all properties nationwide that qualify and are currently available are in the Dublin area.
According to Iarnród Éireann “…mulch is to rails what ice is to roads.”
The tram was stopped at Beechwood.
It’s been a hard day.
Commuters were experiencing delays of up to 50 minutes.
Over 19 million passengers have travelled on Irish Rail services since the start of the year.
Their mammies taught them well.
Eyes forward, mate.
But if you use a Leap card, you might be saving money.
It also suggests that many ‘commuter migrants’ choose that lifestyle as a way of tackling large mortgages.
They say it’s the “railway’s least favourite season”.
Bus transfers are being put in place as engineering works are carried out on the line. Commuter, Enterprise, Rosslare and Maynooth services are also affected.
Breaking via The Mire wire: Lack of jobs causing unemployment and ‘ordinary man’ survives bus trip into town.
One woman’s way to beat the commuter boredom.
The first construction on the Luas Cross City line in Dublin city centre is imminent, and one businessman is urging others to ensure they stay up to date with how it proceeds.
A 48-hour break in industrial action is currently underway, following a decision made last night after intervention from the Labour Relations Commission.
New figures released by Iarnród Éireann show the number of people taking the DART is up but Intercity and Commuter passengers figures are down.
Commuters on the Drogheda, Maynooth, M3 Parkway, Kildare and Gorey services can now work on their laptops, tablets and smart phones during their commute.
The rain hit much of the country last night, with flooding reported in parts of Cork, Waterford, Wexford and other counties.
RAIL SERVICES HAVE resumed between Connolly station and Grand Canal Dock in Dublin this evening following an earlier suspension, Irish Rail has said. Services had been suspended following an incident on the line at Pearse Street station but have since resumed.
A survey by the Dublin Transport Authority showed that while public transport is still the preferred option, more people are travelling by bicycle and Luas across the ‘canal cordon’ area in Dublin than before.
Iarnród Éireann is reducing the cost of intercity train travel for students by up to 47 per cent in some cases.
Rail passengers would be able to travel between Dublin and Cork within 2 hours with investment in Ireland’s railway tracks, a new report has found.
SERVICES ON THE Luas’ Green Line have been restored following an earlier closure. A gas leak in the Beechwood area of south Dublin had disrupted services between Beechwood and St Stephen’s Green. But Luas is now advising that services have been restored.
Iarnród Éireann has released details of its Christmas and New Year schedules and has advised customers to book in advance.
THE LEADER OF a Welsh political party has published a new draft law that would make deliberate lying by politicians a criminal offence.
Adam Price, leader of Welsh party Plaid Cymru, has published the Elected Representatives (Prohibition of Deception) Bill.
This proposed legislation would see elected politicians face criminal charges if they misled the public on purpose.
The bill says: “It shall be an offence for an elected representative acting in their capacity, or an agent acting on their behalf, to make or publish a statement they know to be misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.”
So, today we’re asking: Would you back a law that makes it a crime for politicians to lie?
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Rain and drizzle this morning
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Clouds and sun, showers around; chilly
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