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Reaching New Heights! TFI Leap Card Passes 3 Million Mark
The National Transport Authority today marked the recent sale of the 3 millionth Leap Card, the convenient way to pay for public transport services in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Wexford. Of the 3 million cards issued to date, close to 250,000 have been sold in the first four months of 2018 alone....
NTA to extend Local Link to provide evening services
Pilot project will get under way in June NTA has announced that 50 new services providing evening and night time services in rural areas, have been given the green light. The NTA decided to proceed with a pilot project and applications for proposals to deliver evening and night-time services were invited from Local Link offices,...
Number of wheelchair accessible vehicles significantly increased in 2017
NTA Taxi Stats for 2017 published The number of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs) in the Small Public Service Vehicles (SPSV) fleet has increased significantly in 2017. SPSVs include taxis, hackneys and limousines. There are now 1,555 WAVs in service in total, up from 1,254 the previous year. This represents an increase of almost 20%. From...
JCDecaux, ESB and NTA join forces to reduce carbon footprint of Ireland’s bus shelters by 88%
An innovative collaboration to enhance 1,800 bus shelter units across Ireland, and decrease their carbon emissions, has recently been completed by JCDecaux, ESB and Solar AdTek. ESB funded the project in a partnership arrangement with JCDecaux, who have the contract for advertising rights and maintenance of National Transport Authority (NTA) bus shelters in Dublin and...
Statement to the Oireachtas Committee on the MetroLink Project and the impact of construction on recreational amenities
Statement to the Oireachtas Committee from Anne Graham, Chief Executive Officer, National Transport Authority MetroLink to provide integrated public transport solution for capital Chairperson and members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to attend. I understand that the Committee wishes to focus upon the MetroLink Project and the impact of construction on recreational...
Conradh sínithe ag Go-Ahead chun 24 sheirbhís bus faoi oibleagáid seirbhíse poiblí (OSP) a chur ar fail
Shínigh Go-Ahead Dublin agus an tÚdarás Náisiúnta Iompair conradh inniu a bhaineann le cur ar fáil 24 bhusbhealach faoi Oibleagáid Seirbhíse Poiblí (OSP) i mórcheantar Bhaile Átha Cliath. Táthar ag súil leis go dtosóidh Go-Ahead Dublin ag cur ar fáil seirbhís ar chuid de na busbhealaí seo faoi lár mhí Dheireadh Fómhair 2018 agus ar...
Go-Ahead Dublin signs contract to operate 24 PSO bus services in Dublin
Go-Ahead Dublin and the National Transport Authority have today signed the contract relating to the operation of 24 Public Service Obligation (PSO) bus routes in the Dublin metropolitan area. Go-Ahead Dublin is expected to begin operating some of these routes by the middle of October 2018 and all routes by the end of January 2019...
Creativity celebrated at the NTA Smarter Travel Student Multimedia Awards 2018
The National Transport Authority have announced the winners of their annual “Smarter Travel Student Multimedia Awards” at an award ceremony at Belltable, Limerick. The Smarter Travel Campus Programme is organised by the National Transport Authority with funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The competition was open to students in colleges who are...
You can now use your Leap Card to access GoCar in Dublin
The National Transport Authority and GoCar are delighted to announce that smarter travel users can now access the car sharing scheme using their Leap Card. To celebrate the integration of Leap Cards into the service, GoCar are offering free signup for the month of April to celebrate. GoCar said “We’re delighted to be able to...