# Tolls

Last year

2022

# toll charges

Alternative option to toll increases will have to be found before the new year, says Tánaiste

Discussions are ongoing on how to alleviate the rising cost for commuters.

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Nov 23rd 2022, 1:49 PM

# Courts

Fines totaling €164,000 handed to 13 motorists who didn't pay M50 tolls

A fine of €25,000 was given to a commercial vehicle owner who had 216 unpaid journeys.

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Nov 22nd 2022, 8:31 AM

# M50

Tolls to increase on M50 and other motorways in line with inflation

The Port Tunnel is the only tolled route in the country that will not be affected by the increase in January.

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Nov 17th 2022, 10:32 AM

# Cost of Living

Govt won't be dropping motorway tolls as part of its plan to tackle the cost-of-living surge

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says he is not a fan of tolls but they do help pay for road infrastructure.

A spokesperson for Minister Eamon Ryan has confirmed that there are no plans to reduce toll charges despite commuters facing crippling price hikes in fuel, reports Christina Finn.

Some in Govt circles say they are open to looking at reducing toll charges, but fear that such a proposal would not get past the Greens.

One Fine Gael TD says he is in favour of a toll reduction, saying it would help motorists that are under pressure.

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Jun 10th 2022, 12:05 AM

# airport toll

DAA accused of 'money grab' over planned drop-off and collection charges at Dublin Airport

Charges for driving close to the airport will be introduced later this year.

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Mar 8th 2022, 4:30 PM

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# Courts

Man fined €15,000 after failing to pay tolls for 648 trips on motorway

Some 47 motorists had been summonsed to appear at Dublin District Court today.

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Jul 19th 2021, 7:00 PM

# eflow tag

Over 2,600 eFlow customers double charged last month

The company said it was due to a ‘system processing error’.

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Jul 22nd 2019, 6:06 PM

# VAT

Dublin City Council to reduce toll charges on the East Link Bridge from next week

The cost for a car will drop from €1.75 to €1.40.

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Aug 11th 2017, 8:09 AM

# Now we're sucking diesel

Relief for 80,000 motorists as it's announced eFlow tags WILL work after all

Due to a dispute between CRG and State-owned eFlow, drivers using eFlow tags were told their tags would not work in three toll booths.

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Aug 26th 2016, 8:40 PM

# for whom the bill tolls

Driver fined €25,000 in M50 toll-dodging crackdown

Transport Infrastructure Ireland are taking a new hardline stance on those who don’t pay their tolls, including the seizure of offenders’ cars.

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Dec 17th 2015, 11:20 AM

# New Jersey

Man pretends to be his brother to avoid €7k in tolls, gets busted with cocaine

His plan didn’t work out.

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Aug 1st 2015, 9:30 AM

# no pasa

One driver owes €155,000 in unpaid fees on barrier-less toll

In total legal proceedings have been taken against 40,000 individuals by the RSA.

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Jul 6th 2015, 4:29 PM

# traffic blues

Using a toll road to get home today? There's a lot more of you than there used to be

Keep tolling, tolling, tolling, tolling. (Sorry.)

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Feb 16th 2015, 4:28 PM

# no change given

'No tolls': Jack Lynch Tunnel to be outsourced, but it WILL remain free to use

The National Roads Authority is to outsource its running to the same company that operates the tolled Port Tunnel in Dublin.

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Nov 12th 2014, 7:45 AM

# TOLL-FREE

Hauliers to use toll roads for free in November

The toll on four roads – the M1, M3, M6 and the Limerick Tunnel – will be lifted in November to see if it reduces the number of trucks using regional roads.

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Oct 2nd 2013, 2:42 PM

# Roads

Low traffic on toll roads may mean a €32 million cost to the taxpayer

Agreements governing traffic growth on the M3 and Limerick Tunnel, guarantee the Government will pay if traffic growth doesn’t reach five per cent.

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Aug 6th 2013, 1:45 PM

# Roads

Varadkar: 'I've no plans to introduce new tolls while I'm Transport Minister'

Leo Varadkar was responding to reports of possible new toll points on the M50 motorway in Dublin.

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Jun 5th 2013, 3:56 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know this morning…

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Jun 5th 2013, 8:37 AM

# Prime Numbers

Tolls, prizes and liquid nitrogen: The week in numbers

How much is the Nobel Prize worth to YOU? And after the first two debates, how likely is it that Obama will remain president?

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Oct 13th 2012, 7:30 PM

# toll charges

Toll charges set to increase by 10c

Drivers will be hit with a 10c toll hike from January 2013.

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Oct 12th 2012, 4:55 PM

# Read my lips

Varadkar says no new tolls on Irish roads

The Transport Minister has said that proposals to impose new tolls on roads in Ireland have been scrapped.

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Jan 18th 2012, 8:50 AM

# Road Tolls

Toll-fare hike for motorists

Motorists will face toll rate increases on two of the country’s busiest roads, while charges for trucks will increase on all motorways.

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Dec 28th 2011, 10:31 AM

# Road Tolls

Road tolls set to rise 10c in new year

Some M50 tolls will be raised, with charges on other motorways also likely to increase.

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Nov 4th 2011, 10:50 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning: Superquinn’s quick sale saves 2,800 jobs, a big day ahead in the hacking inquiries, and will the public pay unpaid bills at the Dáil bar?

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Jul 19th 2011, 8:51 AM

# Royal Visit

Toll-free traffic this evening in light of Queen's event

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May 19th 2011, 5:02 PM

# Road Tolls

M1 toll to drop from midnight after court ruling

Motorists have been overcharged to the tune of €26,000 per week since the start of the year on that stretch.

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Mar 11th 2011, 6:18 PM

# Courts

Tolling company fights overcharging claims

The NRA says that Celtic Roads Group (Dundalk) Ltd has failed to reduce prices in line with inflation – but the company says it had a reasonable expectation that charges would never be revised downwards.

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Feb 22nd 2011, 3:20 PM