The Irish Times

Cormac O’Rourke appointed chair of Land Development Agency

Appointment ends nine-month search for John Moran replacement

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 19:57

Irish-led Corre Energy valued at €62m on Dublin flotation

Renewables group, which focuses on underground storage of gases, raises €12m in IPO

Thu Sept 23 2021 - 08:09

College Green plaza palaver: a wasted decade of process and planning

An Bord Pleanála’s ruling buses beat civic space aesthetics comes after stalled decisions

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 01:00

Dublin: urban chaos and a failure to plan

Revisions to the €3 billion metro project look set to spare St Stephen’s Green from being turned into a huge hole in the ground

Fri Feb 23 2018 - 00:10

Luas trams moving at ‘slow jogging pace’ through city centre

Transport Infrastructure Ireland chief says traffic congestion ‘a symptom of economic success’

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 13:26

Fintan O’Toole: For working-class commuters it’s a long and winding road

Behind the College Green bus ban is old-fashioned class discrimination

Tue Jan 30 2018 - 05:00

Luas Cross City: back to the future

Historic milestone has taken a long time to reach and could have been so much better

Sat Dec 09 2017 - 00:02

What are the prospects for future Luas lines?

Trams to Lucan and Bray were proposed in 2008 but variety of factors led to plans being shelved

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 01:00

Delayed decisions could cause havoc in College Green

Shifting logics on bus routes have stalled the creation of city centre plaza

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 01:00

New archaeology archive is a treasure trove of heritage data

More than 1,500 sites excavated during road and rail building now freely available online

Mon Jun 19 2017 - 16:01

Redevelopment of Hawkins House site hits new snag

City council planners query effect on Poolbeg Street area of proposed office complex

Wed Oct 05 2016 - 05:50

Companies lose challenge over Luas contract process

Somague/Wills claimed errors in tender competition and breach of rules

Wed Jun 29 2016 - 01:00

€110m Sandyford boom site sells for just €10m

Over half an acre of original site was sold to the Railway Procurement Agency to accommodate a section of the Green Luas line

Wed Jun 22 2016 - 07:15

Years, and millions of euro, lost to indecision over Dublin transport

€35m already spent on Dart plans and €150m on Metro North - neither will go ahead

Wed Sept 23 2015 - 09:32

Dublin City Council to activate second camera at Luas lights

System to go live at junction of South Circular Road and Con Colbert Road

Fri Aug 28 2015 - 01:00

Businesses affected by Luas line works feel ‘abandoned’

Car parks highlight ‘confusing and unacceptable’ re-routing of traffic

Sat Jul 04 2015 - 16:17

Michael Nolan named Transport Infrastructure Ireland chief

Nolan spent most of his career in the public service and with National Roads Authority

Fri Jun 26 2015 - 19:57

‘No demand’ for late night Red Line services, says Luas

Council committee says citizens should have equal travel services regardless of destination

Fri Dec 12 2014 - 15:15

Iarnród Éireann says seasonal ‘mulch’ to blame for train delays

Sand, metal filings and gel all used to improve traction when leaves are on the line

Mon Nov 17 2014 - 01:04

Gardaí identify Dublin’s top 10 speeding blackspots

Traffic Corps mounts safety campaign for October and November

Fri Oct 03 2014 - 14:39

Investigation before Luas fire was ‘insufficient’ - report

Railway accident authority report into tram fire condemns earlier response by company

Sat Aug 30 2014 - 00:30

Ancient remains of five people uncovered outside Trinity

College Green may have been cemetery in the past, Luas archeologists say

Thu Aug 14 2014 - 16:31

Luas hits pedestrian in Dublin city centre

38 collisions between motorists and trams recorded in 2013 - up from 24 on 2012

Wed Aug 06 2014 - 15:47

Molly Malone statue gets welded and waxed

Dublin’s famous barrow girl gets a clean up before return to the streets of the capital

Tue Jul 01 2014 - 01:01

From its inception, Luas tramway welcomed by Dubliners

NTA’s plans for bus rapid transit could be more cost-effective than more Luas lines

Tue Jul 01 2014 - 01:00

City centre traffic restrictions due to Luas works

Disruption for at least three months for utility diversion works

Fri May 30 2014 - 01:00

Over €3m for city centre block on new Luas line

Sackville House is a three-storey office building which includes five retail units

Wed May 28 2014 - 01:08

New cameras to catch motorists breaking red lights at Luas lines

Collisions more common on red Luas line than Green line

Tue Apr 22 2014 - 01:01

European Investment Bank lends €150 million for Luas cross-city line

New line scheduled to open in 2017

Wed Mar 05 2014 - 01:03

River Liffey’s newest bridge to open on May 20th

Rosie Hackett Bridge took more than two and a half years to build

Wed Feb 26 2014 - 15:30

Bill to merge NRA and Railway Procurement Agency published

Varadkar says new body will be called Transport Infrastructure Service

Tue Jan 14 2014 - 12:32

Plans for return of lost Luas stop on Dawson Street

Railway Procurement Agency seeks reinstatement of stop for cross city line

Wed Jan 08 2014 - 01:00

Down the drain

Mon Jan 06 2014 - 02:00

€225m spent on shelved Dublin transport projects

Only €10m in residual value if Metro North and Dart Underground do not go ahead

Fri Jan 03 2014 - 01:01