Dublin-Belfast train journey time to be shortened in new multi-million euro plans
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has called the plans a ‘key priority’. Rail services between Belfast and Dublin are set to benefit from a new €165 million investment which is set to shorten the train journey between the two cities to under two hours. The funding comes from the PEACEPLUS Programme, a funding partnership between the […]
2 years ago
Eamon Ryan flying back from a climate summit in Dubai for Helen McEntee confidence vote
We wish we were making this one up. Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan is going to make a 12,000 kilometre round-trip, next week, from Dubai to Ireland, all for a confidence vote in the Dáil. Eamon Ryan was due to be in attendance at a number of events at the COP28 Climate Summit, in […]
2 years ago
Transport minister says Irish roads are unsafe for kids walking to school
“They’re not safe for even experienced cyclists.” Transport minister Eamon Ryan has admitted that Irish roads are not safe enough for children walking or cycling to school. Speaking at the Dail this week after it was revealed that road death numbers so far in 2023 have already surpassed 2022’s total, Mr Ryan said change was […]
2 years ago
Opinion: The not-so-green Green Party Leader
Amidst all the talk surrounding the housing crisis, the issue of transportation in the nation’s capital has fallen by the wayside. Dublin, Ireland. A city so rich in history and culture, but one that has also managed to seamlessly transition into a burgeoning tech hub for some of the globe’s most well-recognised corporations. Surely then, […]
3 years ago
Michael O’Leary slates Eamon Ryan over latest Dublin Airport incident
The Ryanair boss was incensed by the most recent drone incident at Dublin Airport. Michael O’Leary, the CEO of Ryanair, criticised Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, following his apparent lack of response to the latest in a spate of drone-enforced closures at Dublin Airport. Flights were grounded yesterday evening at Dublin Airport, when a drone […]
3 years ago
Eamon Ryan aiming to take one in five cars off the road by 2030
“We are going for it,” Ryan said. Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said he is aiming to reduce the number of cars on Irish roads by 2030. The Minister made the comments following a report in The Irish Times regarding the Government’s updating of its Climate Action Plan. The outlet stated that taking one in […]
3 years ago