The promotion was announced on Monday and will apply between July 25 and August 7.
All Child Leap Card holders (aged between 4 and 18) can travel free on any Leap Card service for a fortnight from Monday July 25, announced Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister Shane Ross TD on Monday, with Anne Graham, CEO of the National Transport Authority.
The free travel will automatically apply when using a Child Leap Card on the following services from Monday 25 July until 7 August (inclusive):
- All Dublin Bus scheduled services (excluding Airlink)
- All Luas services
- All DART services
- All Commuter Rail services in Dublin’s “Short Hop Zone”
- Bus Éireann services where Leap Card Validators are available.
This includes:
- Bus Éireann services in Dublin and surrounding counties (Excluding Expressway)
- Bus Éireann Services in Cork city, Limerick city, Galway city, and Waterford city
- Ashbourne Connect
This free travel promotion will encourage families, children and teens to use public transport for their leisure activities in the school holidays, and to get out and about and enjoy more of what Ireland has to offer.
It also highlights the cheaper fares which are available to Child Leap Card holders, and serves as a reminder for families to get their Leap Cards, and to get used to using them, in plenty of time before the new school year begins.
Any Child Leap Card can be used to avail of this free travel promotion (provided the Leap Card has at least 1c credit), but for those who don’t yet have one, a limited stock of free 4-15 Child Leap Cards is now available at the following locations:
- Dublin Bus Head Office, 59 O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
- Connolly, Heuston and Pearse Train Stations
- Bus Station, Parnell Place, Cork
- Bus Station, Ceannt Station, Eyre Square, Galway
- Bus Station, Parnell St, Limerick
- Bus Station, The Quay, Waterford
Full details on where to get a Child Leap card, including identification requirements for older teens, are available online at www.LeapCard.ie.
