A record €1 billion investment by Government since 2020 to prioritise safe walking and cycling for people
The Minister for Transport in Ireland Eamon Ryan TD and Minister of State Jack Chambers TD joined National Transport Authority (NTA) Deputy CEO Hugh Creegan to announce €290m in funding to local authorities across Ireland to support the rollout of walking and cycling infrastructure in 2024. This latest allocation means 2024 will be the year […]
Irish Government looks for volunteers to test C-ITS
Ireland’s Minister of State with special responsibility for road safety, Jack Chambers TD, alongside Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has launched an EU-funded pilot programme for on-road Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems. This pilot is part of a €10 million (£8.5 million) of spending, with half the funding provided by the EU and half by the State, […]
Irish government department is the first to receive a Gold Smarter Travel Award
The Department of Transport of the Government of Ireland has been recognised as the first organisation in the country to receive the Gold Level Smarter Travel Mark award from the National Transport Authority, in recognition of prioritising sustainable and active commuting as an organisation. The Smarter Travel Mark is a three-tier certification that recognises and […]
Ministers in Ireland welcome significant new legislation to help make its roads safer and support the roll out of improved public transport
Ministers in Ireland have welcomed he signing into law of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 to help make its roads safer and support the roll out of improved public transport This Act is a wide-ranging and significant piece of legislation that delivers on key commitments in the Programme for Government and reflects the […]
New National Demand Management Strategy aims to reduce congestion in Ireland’s cities and towns
The Government of Ireland has launched a new National Demand Management Strategy aimed at reducing congestion in the country’s cities and towns. Strategy will take a year to complete and will develop future plans to free up road space in urban areas first to accommodate better public transport and active travel Minister for Transport Eamon […]
Free public transport would incentivise excessive travel, says report
Free public transport would be “overly costly and incentivise excessive travel” and would result in just a 1 per cent reduction in car travel according to an independent report commissioned by the National Transport Authority (NTA) in Ireland. Motorists are more likely to switch to public transport if fuel prices increase, or parking and road […]
€626 million for regional and local roads announced
Ireland’s Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, and Minister of State, Jack Chambers, have announced details of a €626 million investment programme for 2023 for regional and local roads. This represents an increase in funding of €20 million for road pavement and rehabilitation works. The funding package will allow approximately 3,100 kilometres of regional and local […]
Irish Government approves plans for new MetroLink rail project
The Minister for Transport in Ireland, Eamon Ryan, has secured agreement from Cabinet to move forward with the transformative MetroLink rail project. MetroLink is a transformative piece of new public transport infrastructure, the first of its kind in Ireland. It will consist of a fully segregated railway, most of which will be underground, running from […]
Irish Government announces €597 million for regional and local roads
The Irish Government has announced details of a €597 million investment programme for 2022 for regional and local roads. Overall funding will increase by over 4% this year. The funding package will allow approximately 3,100kms of roads to be maintained and 2,550kms to be strengthened. Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, said: “The main priority in […]
Roads reimagined with people and planet in mind
By Derval Cummins, Director-Transportation, Aecom & Martin Boran, Associate Director-Highways-Ireland, Aecom The Irish government is investing €1.8 billion in cleaner, greener transport in 2022, part of its drive to halve transport carbon emissions by 2030. But so far, the debate on resource allocation and planning has pitted investment in public transport against investment in roads, […]
