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Irish Rail sues Tipperary council over order to remove signal mast next to protected structure
Train operator argues mast is 130m from old Cahir station and it has constructed 700 masts around State without complaint
Markets plunge and cost of electricity interconnector with France surges
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Retired CIÉ staff set for first pension increase in nearly 18 years ‘in coming weeks’
Over 6,000 former staff to receive pension increases of up to 5% under proposals approved by Ministers
‘Drill every drop:’ Nigel Farage sets sights on Britain’s black gold capital facing ‘economic catastrophe’
The UK government is refusing more oil and gas drilling, while Reform UK turns attention to the ‘Dallas of Britain’
CIÉ plans to redevelop Heuston and Connolly train stations
CIÉ chief also says it wants to secure pension deal that would see 6,000 retired personnel receive first pension increases in 18 years
CIÉ’s new CEO Stephen Kent: We face ‘an existential threat’ over €4bn pension liability
CIÉ’s new CEO Stephen Kent has ambitious plans to redevelop landbanks around Heuston and Connolly and build commercial resilience
Malahide property owners dispute claim they caused embankment to collapse on to rail line
Irish Rail and CIÉ sought injunction against couple who they allege had ‘very significant’ outbuilding constructed on CIÉ-owned land
CIÉ pensioners to march on Taoiseach’s office in protest over pension increase
Rise agreed nearly 10 months ago has yet to be paid
Irish Rail claims outbuilding of home backing on to Dart line caused embankment slip in Malahide
Building run-off due to recent heavy rain led to temporary closure of rail line
Chairman of Irish Rail steps down after two years in role
Former Dublin Bus chairman Ultan Courtney to replace Steve Murphy for a one-year period while recruitment process is carried out
Stephen Kent appointed chief executive of CIÉ Group
Kent is the former chief executive of Bus Éireann
Developer’s challenge to approval for Dart line extension to Drogheda close to resolution
Sean Reilly-linked firm took High Court challenge to An Coimisiún Pleanála backing for Dart extension over lands at Rush and Lusk
Bus Éireann Expressway routes viability under review
Examination expected to look in particular at services including Dublin-Wexford, Dublin-Waterford
Sean Reilly-linked firm to enter mediation following High Court challenge to DART extension
Alcove Ireland Three claims planning commission’s decision to grant permission for rail plan is invalid
In pictures: the ghost trains of west Clare
In 2022 the West Clare Railway museum and heritage site announced that it was closing indefinitely. Here’s what remains
Dart extension ‘fully compatible’ with Cairn Homes developments in Donabate after amendments, developer says
Cairn Homes was among those to submit an observation during a public consultation period
Dart expansion to Drogheda approved in move to supercharge commuter capacity
Northern line improvements may lead to controversial shuttle replacement for Howth suburb
CIÉ group pensioners to get increase after 17 years
Members of two pension schemes backed proposed changes to schemes this week
The real Temple Bar: Thriving cultural quarter or ‘a violent post-apocalyptic place’?
Business leaders argue that the district is moving in the right direction and reject a judge’s recent stark depiction of it as a ‘no-go area’
CIÉ’s pension saga could be coming to a head
Unions warn entire group could collapse under weight of pension liabilities, which could reach up to €4bn
CIÉ could collapse amid potential €4bn pension liabilities if asset values fall, unions tell workers
Ballot on plans to reform pension schemes at State-owned transport group to commence next week
CIÉ transport group to install solar panels on buildings and roofs on its property
Group chairman says initiative would ‘generate significant long-term savings for the Exchequer’
CIÉ passenger numbers climbed to pre-Covid high during 2024
Public-transport company’s revenue increased to more than €1.8bn with more than 300m passenger journeys, Cabinet told
Derelict properties: CIÉ has not paid levies on vacant site as it has not received ‘any bills’
Four public bodies have paid more than €550,000 to Dublin City Council in levies
Irish Rail, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann workers to vote on CIÉ pension deal
Retired staff to get first increase in 17 years
Retired CIÉ staff in line for first pension increase in 17 years
Former Irish Rail, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann staff set for pension increases of up to 5% in deal to be announced on Thursday
Final farewell to the 46A, Dublin’s most famous bus route
Outbreak of nostalgia as the 99-year-old service ends on Saturday
Ireland in the 1980s was backward, poor and stagnant. Some politicians want to bring us back there
Those who challenged the existing consensus were routinely condemned as Thatcherite by commentators and union leaders who were comfortable with the failed status quo
Dublin Bus depots ‘at full capacity’ as fleet increases
State-owned transport company may have to find alternative for its existing garage at Conyngham Road which is being earmarked for potential redevelopment for housing
CIÉ Group warns its pension bill set to increase to unsustainable levels
Company concerned High Court ruling means solvency requirement more onerous for it and employees while pensioners press for end to 15-year pension freeze
Crunch time looms for CIÉ pensioners as they voice fears for the future
Retired personnel say their living standards are being eroded, with some facing poverty as their pensions have been frozen for 15 years
Former CIÉ employees ‘having to watch what they eat’
Transport group’s pensioners protest against their benefits being frozen at 2008 levels
Veteran of Irish business Tom Toner has died
Inaugural chairman of Forfás held directorships with a number of major Irish groups right up until his death on Saturday
First-time visitors to Ireland: ‘Some people have saved up all their lives to come here’
Rosita Boland travels with a group of enthusiastic first-time visitors to Ireland
Review of CEO pay in commercial State firms looks at rates in private sector
High profile semi States including ESB, DAA, VHI and Bord na Móna have called for greater flexibility on pay to retain talent
CIÉ reports first surplus in seven years amid record passenger numbers
Public transport semi-State warns of pensions ‘cloud’ despite surplus
CIÉ agrees to arbitration for case seeking possession of Johnny Ronan-tied site
Tanat secured planning permission in 2019 to demolish the existing Tara House on the site to build a hotel and office block
Judge urges CIÉ and employees to agree a deal on funding firm’s largest pension scheme
Dispute centres on Superannuation Scheme 1951, which has assets worth €1.5 billion and nearly 5,000 members
Trade unions Unite and NBRU in talks over merger
NBRU would retain its own identity within the Irish wing of Unite
Revenue clampdown could spoil the office party as taxes hit workplace celebrations
Seen & Heard: Bank of Ireland motor finance redress, CIÉ site proceedings, future of Tara Mines, Dublin Airport cap poll and Porterhouse sale of brewery to Conor McGregor
Heuston masterplan aims to house people along the Liffey at new gateway to Dublin city
Ambitious plans by semi-state transport company CIE to build new 1,000 apartments at Heuston Station in Dublin would draw in residents from surrounding areas with new bridges crossing the river
Risk attached to High Court action a big factor in pension decisions at CIÉ, retired workers told
Up to 2,200 members of superannuation scheme hear uncertainty over court case influenced decision to maintain 15-year pensions freeze
Dublin’s vacant buildings: From the Iveagh Markets to the Rialto Cinema, here’s the story behind 16 empty properties
From the Iveagh Market to the Rialto cinema, some of the striking historic buildings around the city that are being allowed to fall to pieces
Higher costs push Dublin Bus to small pretax loss for 2022
Passenger numbers rebound sharply as Covid impact recedes but driver shortage hits services
CIÉ's pensions time bomb ready to explode
State-owned transport company says it’s ready to pull plug on scheme for new entrants
Worries over CIÉ pension scheme as group trims losses despite end of Covid supports
Revenues at transport operator up 15%, while recovery in public transport usage in wake of pandemic ‘one of the fastest experienced’ worldwide
Celbridge Dart plan gets green light to move to planning application
Cabinet decision comes as An Bord Pleanála announces delay of up to nine months in Dart extension to Maynooth
Is Ireland doing better at public transport than we thought?
Other countries would do well to follow Ireland’s example, according to one expert
Dublin’s ghost ship: Future of capsized ferry remains in watery limbo
MV Naomh Éanna has had a long and winding journey from its CIÉ service days to its current home, listing in a Ringsend dock
Higher costs drive €53m after-tax loss at CIÉ
Transport company says €853m group pension deficit remains 'key' weakness in finances
Plan unveiled for 2,800 affordable homes in Limerick
Land Development Agency Colbert Quarter plan involves largest transfer of State land to date for housing
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