Rail IT contract awarded to firm that did not own intellectual property, Minister says
Darragh O’Brien says procurement issues around the Irish Rail project are now being addressed ‘very seriously’
Darragh O’Brien says procurement issues around the Irish Rail project are now being addressed ‘very seriously’
Rail operator tells Oireachtas committee that Spanish IT firm Indra has issued its own claim over shelved traffic management system
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Irish Rail to tell Oireachtas committee it terminated contract for new traffic management system in July
Irish commuters face the daily reality of jam-packed journeys, with some describing services as a public health risk
French-built units planned for use on Dublin-Drogheda line will allow for reallocation of other trains to different routes
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Automatic camera will photograph licence plates of drivers who fail to stop when red lights flashing at crossing
Train services between Hazelhatch and Heuston have been affected, with delays of more than an hour
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Irish Rail, having fired Indra, wants to directly award contract to Siemens Mobility
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Delays introducing system by Spanish IT multinational Indra Sistemas leaves train operator holding €50m write-down
Expansion of Dart line aims to serve numerous communities with services at least every 10 minutes
But software specialist Indra says critical information on railway network was not shared with project team
Company might argue it is covered in its hard line by the terms and conditions, but that doesn’t do much for customer relations
Shane Morgan, principal of Cloonfad National School which the boy attended, said the school community was heartbroken
Irish Rail says the line between Westport and Athlone has reopened as of 4.10pm
This is shown by their studious inaction on level crossings in south Dublin
It is envisaged increases of more than 30% on some tickets will take effect from January, says National Transport Authority
Group of respondents to public consultation felt larger dogs should only have to be muzzled if among restricted breeds
Campaign group says Dart passengers have ‘suffered for 42 years’ as cars are prioritised
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Services resume following outage affecting an area from Lansdowne Road to Donabate
All services between Thurles and Limerick Junction were suspended for several hours, resulting in significant delays
Signs erected at station in Republic’s first official bilingual city to be corrected ‘as soon as possible’, says Irish Rail
The information is already displayed in train carriages
Department of Transport said it was ‘actively progressing’ work to establish a transport security force
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Mixed thoughts on project estimated to cost more than €1bn, with one resident saying ‘we need to see the small print’
Fourteen-kilometre stretch from Dublin Connolly to Malahide is to be doubled from two-track to four-track
There must be repercussions for writing off €50 million of taxpayers’ money
New train traffic management system will need to be put in place, says Irish Rail, without providing estimated cost
NTA accepts move by Irish Rail to terminate contract with IT contractor Indra but warns of ‘significant financial consequences’
NTA privately warns Irish Rail of ‘significant financial consequences’ arising from move to fire IT company Indra
Poking fun at the Cork hurlers’ misfortune might come better from a group less prone to service hiccups
Train operator argues mast is 130m from old Cahir station and it has constructed 700 masts around State without complaint
Project has experienced considerable delays and budget overruns, Oireachtas transport committee hears
Lessons can and must be learned from Irish Rail and other State bodies’ failings
Authority also expected to tell Oireachtas committee demand is exceeding supply on public transport
On current projections, it will have taken 27 years to reopen about 150km of railway
About €30m has been spent on project, but final decision will fall to National Transport Authority
Darragh O’Brien says new traffic management system is needed, but he is far from happy about how project has been delivered
Up to 20,000 rail users in north Dublin severely disrupted after damage to overhead lines
‘Passengers became visibly lethargic’ as carriage overheated during record temperatures, a reader says
Education spending, electric bus fleet and Children’s Sciene Museum among issues rounded on by committee
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Company asked why millions continued to be spent on management system despite long existing concerns
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