MetroLink: Bidding process for construction contracts worth €7.9bn begins
Each agreement will bear responsibility for tunnelling, track alignment, stations, and bridges along route
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Richard Nairn: How green are greenways?
The proposed Wicklow to Greystones Greenway route runs right along the edge of the ecologically sensitive coastal area known as the Murrough Wetlands
N11 in Co Wicklow to partly close at night to allow for landscaping and felling of 85 trees
Safety-related works will see removal of weak and non-native trees to improve sight lines
Merrion Gates red-light camera to go live on Friday
Motorists trying to beat the level crossing barrier will be automatically fined and get penalty points
‘It’s just stressful’: Workers facing two and three hour commutes into Dublin
TD missed start of Dáil debate calling for wider right to remote and flexible working as journey from Kildare took more than three hours
MetroLink: Buying Dartmouth Square houses in Ranelagh ‘to cost more than €30 million’
Between 10 and 15 homes on Dublin square will be bought after agreement reached with residents, and offers made on other homes on route, says project director
Bus corridor on M4 is already built, but ‘cannot open due to legislative delays’
Dedicated motorway lane as well as greater remote working would ease congestion, Dáil hears
Permission for Luas extension to Finglas now facing three legal challenges
Proposed route would run from the current Green line terminus at Broombridge to Charlestown
Stephen Kent appointed chief executive of CIÉ Group
Kent is the former chief executive of Bus Éireann
Fire damage to Luas bridge was so severe €7m rebuild deemed cheaper than repairs
Transport Infrastructure Ireland said a ruptured gas pipeline ‘was apparently the source of the flames’ at George’s Dock
Cameras installed to catch drivers breaking red lights at Dublin level crossing
However, plans for wider use of cameras at traffic junctions in Dublin have stalled
Plan for cameras to catch motorists breaking red lights in Dublin is shelved
However, red light cameras will come into operation at the Merrion Gates level crossings in south Dublin by the end of January
Luas Green Line extension faces fresh delays following court challenge
Manhattan Peanuts company takes judicial review against decision to grant permission for Luas extension to Finglas
First section of Kerry greenway opens after ‘a lot of debate’
The €22m project has been mired in controversy including a bitter oral hearing, a number of legal actions and a standoff with landowners
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices