Dublin Bus contactless payments may not arrive until 2028
Keep your coins at the ready… Dublin Bus may not have contactless payments until 2028. We suggest keeping hold of any coins you find… A recent progress report published by the National Transport Authority (NTA) revealed that the payment method will take ‘approximately three years to deliver’. Last year, it was announced that Spanish company, […]
4 months ago
Urgent demand for 24-hour bus service to extend to Dublin Airport
The latest phase of bus routes in the capital was introduced in January. A Dublin Councillor has called on the newly introduced 24-hour bus services, the E1 and E2, to be extended to serve Dublin Airport. Cllr John Kennedy’s reason to call on this is due to Aircoach’s decision to halt services to Dublin Airport […]
1 year ago
Gardaí investigating after another Dublin Bus set on fire in wake of riots
Enquiries are ongoing. Another Dublin Bus was set on fire on the evening of Saturday, November 25, in the wake of the extraordinary scenes on Dublin streets last week. The incident occurred in Parnell Square, close to where the horrific knife attack on multiple people outside Gaelscoil Colaiste Mhuire. A video circulating on social media […]
2 years ago
Eight new bus routes to launch in Dublin next week
By Fiona Frawley. The latest phase in the redesign of Dublin’s bus network. Commuters will see eight new bus routes rolled out across south Dublin next week, with several existing services due to be scrapped from November 26th. The new routes are part of BusConnects, the National Transport Authority’s programme to improve bus services in […]
2 years ago
“Quick-thinking driver” saves passengers from huge Dublin Bus fire
No injuries were reported. A “quick-thinking” Dublin Bus driver saved passengers after the bus they were on caught fire on Monday night, November 6. The fire broke out in south Dublin after the engine compartment of the bus caught fire. The Dublin Fire Brigade posted a statement on X saying: “Last night Dun Laoghaire firefighters […]
2 years ago
Contactless bus payments to be trialled from this month but there’s bad news for Dublin commuters
By Katy Thornton Contactless payments on public transport have been an available option in London for almost a decade. Towards the end of 2022, Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said that contactless card and phone payments on public transport were a top priority for him and that trials would be rolled out in the first […]
3 years ago