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Go-Ahead awarded Outer Dublin Metropolitan Area bus contract
14 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
The Go-Ahead Group has been chosen by Ireland's National Transport Authority (NTA) to operate bus services in the Outer Dublin area.
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Taxi fare review gets under way
26 July 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
Proposals that maximum fares should be increased in line with costs of running a taxi, are going out to public consultation today.
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‘BusConnects’: Improving bus services in Dublin – sooner rather than later
With the Irish economy now very much in recovery mode, not only are more and more people travelling to work and for education, but they are also travelling for socialising purposes and enjoying leisure time with their families. This increase in activity is very much welcomed but it means that…
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Will Dublin’s bus network be redesigned?
13 June 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
The Dublin Bus Redesign Report has been launched, identifying issues with the current bus network and proposing strategies to address them.
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‘Transparent NFC’ connects the Leap Card to solve comms and top-up challenges
Six years ago the National Transport Authority (NTA) of Ireland made a technological leap by introducing an integrated ticketing smartcard marketed, appropriately, as the Leap Card. The Leap Card tied together a nationwide network of public and private bus services, light-rail and a national rail system for the 4.7 million…
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An interview with Anne Graham
We speak to Anne Graham, CEO of the National Transport Authority about new technologies, environmental factors and future projects.
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Public transport passenger numbers up 4.4 percent in Ireland
6 January 2017 | By Katie Sadler, Intelligent Transport
Ireland’s National Transport Authority (Údarás Náisiúnta Iompair) has released new figures which suggest passenger numbers on public transport grew by 4.4 percent in 2016.
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2 million Leap Cards sold since launch of Ireland’s smart ticketing initiative
15 November 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport
Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) has marked the 2 millionth Leap Card sold since the smart ticketing initiative launched in December 2011.
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BemroseBooth Paragon makes the Leap with account win
29 July 2016 | By BemroseBooth Paragon
BemroseBooth Paragon (BBP), the manufacturer of RFID and smart-enabled plastic tickets, has secured the contract to supply up to 200,000 Leap Cards, providing travellers with a convenient way to pay for public transport services in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Wexford...
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Developing the new Belfast Rapid Transit system
Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) is an innovative and ambitious project for the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure, which will create a new and dynamic public transport system for Belfast. It has recently been identified as a flagship capital project by the Northern Ireland Executive. Ciarán de Búrca – Director of…
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Realtime MultiModal Passenger App (RTPI) developed by opensky for Ireland’s National Transport Authority is overall winner at the eGovernment Awards
8 February 2016 | By opensky
The Real Time Ireland App allows people to set alerts to inform them when their bus is 10 minutes, or 20 minutes or 30 minutes away from a certain bus stop, so they can plan when to leave home or work...
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NTA Ireland launch Leap Card app for NFC enabled phones
25 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport
The National Transport Authority (NTA) of Ireland has launched a new Leap Card app which utilises Near Field Communications (NFC) technology to improve customer experience.
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Creating and delivering a metro for Dublin’s future
17 December 2015 | By Cormac Rabbitt, Managing Director, Metro Dublin
Metro Dublin is a new mass rapid transit network to serve Ireland’s capital city and the country. Cormac Rabbitt, Managing Director of the scheme, explains for Intelligent Transport why and how Metro Dublin propose to create and deliver a cost effective transit metro network for Dublin’s future...
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Ireland’s integrated smartcard ‘Leap’ bounds ahead
Barry Dorgan, Head of Ticketing Systems at Ireland’s National Transport Authority, sets out how integrated ticketing has developed and evolved in Ireland and its likely future direction.
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Luas Cross City to receive new trams
25 November 2015 | By Kate Douetil
Luas Cross City has ordered seven new trams, which will be delivered and be operational by the end of 2017.
