Darragh O’Brien

Infrastructure Bill to fast-track big projects could be enacted by summer

Minister for Infrastructure Jack Chambers will tell Cabinet that all public bodies will be required to identify suitable projects

‘Grace’s Law’ on scrambler bike ban set to take effect

Minister for Transport to seek Cabinet approval to bring in stronger restrictions on use

Higher air fares and loss of flights to US on the horizon if Dublin Airport cap remains

Axe the Dublin Airport passenger cap, airline bosses tell politicians

Ireland will lose flights to US if Dublin Airport cap stays in place, US airlines warn

Aer Lingus CEO tells TDs and senators passenger cap is ‘economically catastrophic’ as airlines and DAA press for speedy action on legislation

Government unveils €250 million package of support for households and businesses impacted by soaring energy costs

Government unveils €250m package of supports which Opposition criticise as ‘timid, anaemic’ and ‘pathetic’

Dublin Airport passenger cap sent air fares soaring, DAA to tell TDs

State airport company to push Oireachtas to pass Bill soon so limit can be scrapped

Dún Laoghaire has longest driving test waiting time at 21 weeks, followed by Mulhuddart at 20

Last month 5,356 people were on list, an ‘extraordinary number’, says local TD

Price of diesel and petrol set to fall from midnight as Government agrees new excise duty measures

Tax rebate scheme for hauliers aimed at keeping supply chains working with double fuel allowance payment expected

Ireland’s emissions remained almost within limit during first carbon budget

Second budget to 2030 presents tougher challenge as limits tighten further

Irish Rail needs executive chairman, outgoing chair says in resignation letter to Minister

Steve Murphy stood down as chairman of the State-owned rail company in February after just two years in the post

EVs, solar panels and heat pumps concentrated in affluent areas of Ireland

‘Utterly unfair’ trend could be tackled, say report authors who also note grant system fuels inequalities

French and British joint venture KeolisAmey confirmed as new Luas operators

Services will run under new contract from start of September

Markets dive overnight and banks launch new instant payments service Zippay

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O’Brien opposed DAA-Jacobs deal to avoid setting precedent for ‘generous settlements’

Department correspondence shows Minister was not comfortable with ‘very substantial’ amount, believed to be €968,000

Petrol and diesel nears €2 a litre as fuel industry dismisses claims of profiteering

Fuel lobbyist welcomes CCPC investigation and predicts it will find ‘no improper behaviour when it comes to pricing’

‘I just couldn’t do that drive any more’: Woman left job due to three-hour commute on N7

Deirdre Gowran (49) had to leave her home in Rathangan hours before work in Crumlin Children’s Hospital

Cost of home-heating oil soars amid widespread travel disruption following attacks on Iran

Average price of 500 litres of oil now close to €700 with supplier saying demand surpassing that seen during cold weather

Ministers from North and UK may be invited to some events during Ireland’s EU presidency

Hosting of EU presidency among several items to be brought to Cabinet on Tuesday by Government Ministers

Six Irish airspace closures this year due to issues with air traffic control staffing

Four of the closures occurred at Dublin Airport with one each at Cork and Shannon

Is Shannon an international or a regional airport?

For the first time the Co Clare airport has been included in the State's funding programme for regional airports

Government should consider lifting ban on nuclear power, says economist John Fingleton

Irishman who chairs UK nuclear industry body says new nuclear generator technology presents opportunity to tackle climate challenge

Boosting taxi supply: is deregulation the answer?

Any solution or policy change should take into consideration the workers affected as well the consumers

Letters: Transport for Ireland’s ‘real-time’ passenger information system is on a road to nowhere

Passengers have lost all confidence in a broken system from which buses mysteriously vanish

Judicial review reforms raise ‘serious’ concerns over access to justice, say barristers

Limitations imposed by Civil Reform Bill go ‘far beyond restrictions’ in similar jurisdictions

New public-transport security force to have powers of arrest

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien outlines plans for unit working across trains, buses and trams

Voucher scheme to encourage repair of consumer goods to be piloted next year

Circular economy strategy aims to cut waste and increase reuse and recycling

Taoiseach to join meeting of Coalition of Willing for fourth anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Helen McEntee and Patrick Donovan to present strategy aimed at promoting Ireland globally as a dynamic sporting nation

Minister makes big play of a cut in funding for etaxis

Darragh O’Brien hails return of grant incentive for battery electric taxies and limousines but funding has been cut by 44%

CIÉ pensioners to march on Taoiseach’s office in protest over pension increase

Rise agreed nearly 10 months ago has yet to be paid

DAA paid €53,000 towards legal fees for three WRC cases brought by staff

Airport operator agreed to cover or contribute to lawyers’ bills as part of settlement agreements

E-scooter crash injuries at Tallaght emergency department almost double in a year

Injuries more frequent and more complex, with helmet use very low

Politicians must axe Dublin Airport passenger cap in weeks, Aer Lingus warns

Looming decision from EU’s highest court and timing of regulator’s rulings on take-off and landing slots add urgency to proposed legislation

Private ride-sharing services will not be introduced in Ireland, Minister says

Uber welcomes call from consumer watchdog saying ‘serious reform process’ of taxi market required

Ban on scramblers in public places expected in ‘matter of weeks’, Darragh O’Brien confirms

‘I am so happy my little girl did not die in vain’, says mother of Grace Lynch, after meeting Minister

Co Cork again the biggest winner in €718m regional and local roads budget

Grants for climate adaptation and resilient road works, introduced in 2020, total €16.5 million this year

Air traffic control staff shortages threaten to disrupt passengers

Minister ‘paying close attention’ as talks with trade union continue in aftermath of recent flight disruption

Dublin Airport will reach breaking point. It’s time to revisit the case for Baldonnel

Lifting the Dublin Airport passenger cap and buying up homes of residents disturbed by noise only goes so far. We need a second airport

New DAA boss facing into a hard landing after Kenny Jacobs exit

Contentious issues include the Dublin Airport passenger cap, rules on airport noise and the need for new infrastructure

Minister for Climate announces end to airport passenger cap. Is nobody joining the dots?

Plan to scrap airport passenger cap denies the reality of climate emergency

US equities hit by slump in tech sector

Kingspan was the busiest company on Euronext Dublin as it finished up 1.9% after more than 71 million shares were traded

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