Department of Transport

Legislation will bolster garda powers and allow information-sharing with councils about crashes

Seán Canney says he has ‘a serious problem with children getting injured unnecessarily’

Minister of State Seán Canney to bring proposed RSA reforms to Government

Targets to reduce road deaths hampered by population growth and boom in road users, group tells transport committee

Official says cost of project connecting city centre to airport will cost ‘well north’ of initial €9.5bn estimate

Climate legislation was well-intentioned but ‘just gave rope’ to serial objectors, says Sean O’Driscoll

Project has experienced considerable delays and budget overruns, Oireachtas transport committee hears

Programme comes as EVs account for nearly a quarter of new car sales

Applus Inspection Services reported revenues of almost €117.7m in 2025

Minister for Transport looks to waive pre-legislative scrutiny on new Bill to establish State agency

Ground-based beacons, despite nearing the end of their service life, are less vulnerable to interference

Commuters can expect plenty of disruption, but no new lines, until at least the next general election

Motor-propelled vehicles are ‘of benefit to people’, but making rules enforceable is critical, says junior Minister

Ireland has 4,000 charging points which amounts to less than one third of the EU average

Over 6,000 former staff to receive pension increases of up to 5% under proposals approved by Ministers

Coast Guard received a report that the vessel was in trouble near Greencastle Point, Co Down

We have designed roads to suit cars and trucks to the point where it is not safe to walk or cycle

State-owned rail company does not have confidence the system to control train movement can be deployed on the network

Tens of thousands of period homes in Dublin have no driveway where they can park their car off-street and charge on private property

Roads policing still awaiting access to drivers' licence photographs

Six-month construction project comes alongside fast-tracked building of Adare bypass in time for golf event

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien expresses ‘dissatisfaction at the rate of progress’ on project

Port’s shipping channel is largely unaffected and containment booms have been deployed

Department of Transport tells Dáil committee passenger numbers are continuing to surge and punctuality is improving

New cost estimates for 19km underground line submitted for approval for the first time in four years

In the News podcast: 2026 is on track to become one of the worst years for Irish road deaths in a decade

Significant reductions can be had if the Government were to reduce our 100km/h and 120km/h limits

Our Government is considering asking us to drive less, more slowly and to take public transport where possible

Compulsory purchase orders remain point of contention in projects while others would prefer to see old lines reopen to trains

Regulations to ban scramblers in public places to be called Grace’s Law, due to be signed this month in wake of death of Grace Lynch (16)

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

Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae calls for measures to reduce fuel prices

Data released under Freedom of Information law show matter consistently raised between 2023 and earlier this year

Transport Infrastructure Ireland analysis shows climate change threatens national routes, from motorways to rural ‘lifeline’ roads

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

Plus: a clarity correspondent at RTÉ, cyclists escape safety crackdown and basket-weaving courses expand overseas

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

Garry Nugent produced fake quotations that were submitted to Department of Transport in attempt to secure grants

Concerns about uninsured vehicles being presented for driving tests

Private jet that landed in Co Clare while travelling to Egypt is latest of six aircraft to do so in last year