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Publication of Galway and Waterford Shopper Surveys confirms majority of people visiting our city centres arrive by sustainable transport and active travel
Publication of Final City Shopper Surveys The National Transport Authority (NTA) has published the final 2 Surveys in its suite of City Shopper Surveys. These new Surveys for Galway and Waterford provide insights into travel behaviour and spending patterns in the retail core of each city and compliment previously published surveys in Dublin, Cork and...
New Contactless Payment Option Rolled Out on TFI Local Link Galway
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has announced that TFI Local Link Galway is the latest Local Link service to introduce contactless card payments, giving passengers greater flexibility and convenience when paying for their journeys. Passengers travelling on TFI Local Link Galway services can now simply tap on using their debit or credit card, or choose mobile payment...
Walking, wheeling and cycling take up to 23,000 cars off Galway roads every day, according to latest Walking and Cycling Index
Walking, wheeling and cycling take up to 660,000 cars off the road each day in Ireland’s five largest Metropolitan Areas. NTA survey shows increase in number of Galwegians walking and wheeling at least five days a week . Cycling increasing amongst young people. Galway Metropolitan Region Walking and Cycling Index 2025 23,000 return walking and...
Planning Application Lodged for Bóthar na Ceapaí Park & Ride in Galway
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has today submitted a planning application to Galway City Council for a new Park & Ride facility for the Galway Metropolitan Area, located at Bóthar na Ceapaí within the townlands of An Léana Bodhar and An Ceapach, Cnoc na Cathrach, Galway. The proposed development The proposed development represents a significant...
Local Area Hackney – New Application – Roundstone Co. Galway
The Local Area Hackney (LAH) is a private hire category of SPSV that was created following the Taxi Regulation Review in 2012. The purpose of the Local Area Hackney is to offer a SPSV service in a rural community where existing transport services do not serve the needs of the community. The LAH can meet...
Galway’s enhanced bus route 409 extension to Parkmore Industrial Estate
From Sunday 9 March Route 409, Eyre Square to Parkmore (via Atlantic Technological University) will be extended to Parkmore Industrial Estate. Galway Bus Éireann bus route 409 Route 409 will continue to stop on Parkmore Rd and will continue to its new terminus at Celestica. The extension includes two new stops within Parkmore Industrial Estate...
TFI Local Link Galway to enhance bus services from Gort to Loughrea
From the 16th of September TFI Local Link Galway will enhance services from Gort to Loughrea. This enhancement is part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which is a major national public transport initiative developed and funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA) as part of the Transport for Ireland (TFI) Network. Route 934 enhanced...
NTA publishes first-ever survey of walking, wheeling & cycling in Galway Metropolitan Area
6 in 10 adults in Galway Metropolitan Area walk or wheel at least five times a week, 1 in 5 cycle at least once a week The National Transport Authority has today published the findings of the first-ever survey of walking, wheeling and cycling in Galway Metropolitan Area, which reveals that 6 in 10 (60%)...
NTA publishes final new bus network for Galway
20th December 2023 – The National Transport Authority (NTA) has today published its final new bus network for Galway. The redesign of the bus network is one of the nine key elements of BusConnects Galway that aims to fundamentally transform the city’s bus system, making public transport more useful to more people. New bus network...