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TFI Local Link Wexford introduces new bus service between Hook Head and New Ross

TFI Local Link Wexford, route from Hook Head to New Ross TFI Local Link Wexford is launching a new bus service, which will improve connectivity between Hook Head and New Ross, from Monday 14th of August 2023. This new route is part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which is a major national public...

TFI Local Link Wexford improves bus services from Duncormick to Wexford

TFI Local Link Wexford is enhancing bus services from Duncormick to Wexford Town from Monday the 7th of August. This enhancement is part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which is a major national public transport initiative developed and funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA) as part of the Transport for Ireland (TFI)...

First Carlow town bus service ‘will prove transformative’ – Minister for Transport

The new Carlow Town Bus Service will commence Sunday, 30 July and will operate two routes, running seven days a week, 18 hours a day. Carlow Town has a growing population of 27,351 (2022 Census). Now 94% of Carlow town’s population will be within an 800-metre walk of a bus stop New bus services align...

TFI Local Link Longford Westmeath Roscommon launches new bus service between Longford and Roscommon

TFI Local Link Longford Westmeath Roscommon is launching a new bus route, which will improve connectivity between Longford and Roscommon, from Monday 31st of July 2023. This new route is part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which is a major national public transport initiative developed and funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA)...

Local Area Hackney – New Application – Kilconnell / Cappataggle / New Inn, Co Galway.

The Local Area Hackney (LAH) is a private hire category of SPSV that was created following the Taxi Regulation Review in 2012. The purpose of the LAH is to offer a SPSV service in a rural community where existing transport services do not serve the needs of the community. The LAH can meet the demand...

Local Area Hackney – New Application – Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown) Co. Carlow

The Local Area Hackney (LAH) is a private hire category of SPSV that was created following the Taxi Regulation Review in 2012. The purpose of the LAH is to offer a SPSV service in a rural community where existing transport services do not serve the needs of the community. The LAH can meet the demand...

Local Area Hackney – New Application – Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath

The Local Area Hackney (LAH) is a private hire category of SPSV that was created following the Taxi Regulation Review in 2012. The purpose of the LAH is to offer a SPSV service in a rural community where existing transport services do not serve the needs of the community. The LAH can meet the demand...

WAV23 Grant Scheme – Important Update

NTA has had a remarkable response to the WAV23 (Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle 2023) Grant Scheme since its launch on the 1st January 2023. As a result of the high level of interest, the initial funding allocation of €2,000,000 was increased to €3,000,000 in May 2023.  Now, an additional €2,000,000 is being made available thereby bringing...

Testing and Training on Dublin’s Electric Buses under way

Driver training, vehicle testing and route piloting has got under way with the first of the battery-electric buses that have arrived in Dublin. First Nine of 120 Buses Nine buses have been delivered by manufacturer Wrightbus from their plant in Ballymena Co Antrim. They are among the first of the 120 vehicles that the National...