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Ireland's public transport hits a historic high in 2023, recording a 24% increase in passenger journeys from the previous year, driven by significant growth in Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and rural TFI Local Link services.
With the introduction of additional services, Bus Éireann's Expressway Route 2 will now provide a total of 26 weekday services, significantly improving connectivity between Arklow, Dublin and Wexford.
As part of its commitment to half its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, Bus Éireann plans to roll-out 20 new double-deck electric vehicles in its Limerick city fleet later in 2023.
NTA's Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan for 2023 proposes to introduce 67 new or enhanced bus services to better connect rural towns and townlands across the country.
With 249 million passenger journeys having taken place in 2022, the latest figures put Ireland's public transport ridership recovery at 98% of pre-pandemic levels.
In order to deliver a seamless, emission free public transport service to Athlone's residents, Bus Éireann drivers have undergone an extensive training programme on the driving, maintenance and operation of the new electric vehicles.
While 14 per cent of 19-23 year-olds have said that they have adopted public transport as they are keen to reduce their carbon footprint, a large majority have cited an increase in the cost of motoring as another factor.
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, National Express customers will be able to make the overnight journey to Dublin from London twice a week, on Fridays and Sundays.
Combined with the 20 per cent fare reduction on public transport already in place across the country, public transport costs for young adults will be 60 per cent cheaper until the end of 2022.
This is the final of two sets of fare reductions that have been launched in the country as part of the government’s package to reduce the cost of living, and will take effect from 9 May 2022.
Implemented as part of the government’s package to reduce the cost of living, this is the first of two sets of fare reductions to be launched in the country, with fare cuts in the Greater Dublin Area to be introduced in May 2022.
As part of the first phase of the programme to reduce public transport fares across Ireland, TaxSaver fares on on all subsidised PSO public transport services will be reduced by 20 per cent in April 2022.
The proposed redesigned bus network will provide a more coherently planned, higher capacity, more understandable network for those within the Cork Metropolitan Area.
Irish transport could soon return to full capacity, with plans to be assessed by the Irish cabinet next week. Buses and trains on the island have had restricted capacities to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Commuters in Dublin could soon be travelling on hydrogen fuel-cell buses, after the NTA and Bus Éireann announced an investment of more than €2 million to purchase three zero emissions vehicles.
