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Brittany Ferries Cancellation of Sailings Cork to Roscoff
Update 29th May 2019 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IF AFFECTED BY BRITTANY FERRIES CANCELLATION OF SAILINGS ON THE PONT AVEN FROM CORK – ROSCOFF – CORK AND SAILINGS ON THE CONNEMARA FROM CORK – SANTANDER – CORK The National Transport Authority as the designated enforcement body for the purposes of Regulation (EU) No. 1177/2010 of the...
Tender process begins for the largest and greenest fleet order in Irish public transport history
The process to order the largest and greenest fleet in Irish public transport history gets underway today as Iarnród Éireann, supported by the National Transport Authority (NTA), seeks expressions of interest from global train manufacturers for up to 600 electric / battery-electric powered carriages over a 10-year timescale. DART Expansion, a €2 billion investment under...
NUMBERS CHOOSING PUBLIC TRANSPORT WILL GROW SIGNIFICANTLY IN CORK
The National Transport Authority publishes draft Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) and launches public consultation. The numbers of journeys undertaken by people using public transport in Cork will grow significantly between 2011 and 2040 under the Cork Transport Strategy. New stations and enhanced train services will see 20% of people and 30% of...
NTA Launches Campaign to Encourage Respect for Taxi Drivers
12th May 2019 – The National Transport Authority (NTA) has today (Sunday) launched its ‘Taxi Driver Respect’ campaign to encourage customers to respect their taxi drivers. The six-week national advertising campaign is going live today (Sunday) across digital and social media platforms and in the coming weeks on bus shelters, on-board public transport and...
County Limerick and North Cork Transport Group sign agreement with the National Transport Authority for Transport Coordination Unit functions in Limerick and Clare
The County Limerick and North Cork Transport Group and the National Transport Authority (NTA) have signed the funding agreement relating to the operation of Transport Coordination Unit (TCU) functions covering the Limerick and Clare areas. Now known as Local Link Limerick Clare, the voluntary, not-for-profit, community organisation was last month selected as preferred bidder under...
MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO GET INTO DUBLIN CITY
Car commuting continues to decline The number of people travelling into Dublin’s city centre using bus, train or Luas in the morning peak has reached record levels, according to figures being published today by Dublin City Council and the National Transport Authority. The figures are included in the Canal Cordon Report, 2018 on mode...
NTA ADDRESSING GAPS ARISING FROM PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OF SERVICES ON BUS ROUTE 735
No legislative powers to refuse application to withdraw services The National Transport Authority is putting in place measures that will address gaps in service arising from the decision by Kenneally’s Bus Service Ltd. T/A JJ Kavanagh & Sons to withdraw service from a number of intermediate locations along bus route 735 from April 16th. It...
NTA appoint Contractor for Mobile Ticketing System
The National Transport Authority has announced that the contract to supply and maintain a mobile ticketing solution for public transport has been awarded to Cubic Transportation Systems Ltd. The contract will provide a number of key services required to operate and administer the system. Cubic will be responsible for providing a mobile phone application that will enable...
Students get on board with Smarter Travel and win awards!
Students from third level colleges around the country were awarded in the Light House Cinema for running events, developing and designing projects and creating videos, animations, radio ads and graphics for the National Transport Authority’s Smarter Travel Campus Awards 2019. The entries produced by students, promote ‘smarter’ modes of transport; particularly walking, cycling, public...