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Budget airline cancels hundreds of flights as pilots strike

A pilots strike at budget airline Eurowings forced the German carrier to cancel hundreds of flights on Thursday. The Lufthansa subsidiary said about half of its 500 daily flights would be cancelled, affecting tens of thousands of passengers. German ...

06 Oct 2022 at 11:18

National News

Ryanair to boost Stansted flights in response to Heathrow passenger cap

Ryanair said it will add more than 500 flights serving London Stansted during the October half-term school holiday after Heathrow extended its cap on passenger numbers. The Dublin-based airline said the extra flights at the Essex airport will have ...

16 Aug 2022 at 11:54

Business

Drones deliver prescription medicines for well-known pharmacy for first time

Boots has become the first community pharmacy in the UK to deliver prescription medicines by drone. The retailer shipped medicines from Thorney Island, near Portsmouth, to the Isle of Wight. It said that using the technology speeded up delivery ...

27 Jul 2022 at 15:55

National News

'People are feeling the pinch' - Government is working on rising costs, Varadkar tells Dáil

Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil the Government is working on proposals to target the rising cost of childcare and public transport. The Tánaiste said there are areas in the cost-of-living crisis where the Government can do more. Mr Varadkar ...

19 May 2022 at 16:52

National News

Ireland has lowest drink-driving checks European study finds

The levels of drink-driving checks in Ireland are among the lowest in Europe, according to a new study. The European Transport Safety Council completed the study which finds that the number of fines per head of population for a variety of ...

18 Mar 2022 at 12:30

National News

Union calls for face masks to be compulsory on public transport

Unions representing bus and rail transport workers want mask wearing to be compulsory for people using public transport, a union official has said. The assistant general secretary of the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU), Tom O’Connor ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:44

National News

Cross-border train service every hour ‘could be in place by end of next year’

A cross-border hourly train service linking Belfast and Dublin could be in place by the end of next year, the head of Irish Rail has said. Jim Meade, chief executive of Irish Rail, said extra train fleet coming in this year could see ...

17 Feb 2022 at 13:42

Derry News

Public transport fares freeze as Derry Council calls for fares to be scrapped

Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon, has taken the decision to freeze fares on the public transport network due to the ongoing cost of living crisis facing individuals and families across the North. Speaking on her decision, Ms ...

01 Mar 2022 at 18:10

National News

Dublin Airport ‘confident’ that passengers will not miss their flights this weekend

Dublin Airport officials have said they are “confident” that passengers will not miss flights this weekend if they arrive at the airport at the recommended time. It comes after Dublin Airport made international headlines last ...

02 Jun 2022 at 12:23

Cut in public transport fares likely to continue into next year, confirms Taoiseach

National News

Cut in public transport fares likely to continue into next year, says Taoiseach

A 20% cut in public transport fares is likely to remain in place beyond this year, the Taoiseach has indicated. Fares for bus and rail travel, as well as the Luas in Dublin, were all cut earlier this year for the remainder ...

30 May 2022 at 10:39

National News

Additional and enhanced local bus services to support Ukrainian refugees announced

Minister of Transport Eamon Ryan today announced that the Department of Transport and National Transport Authority (NTA) will provide emergency public transport services to Ukrainian refugees placed in rural locations. ...

21 Apr 2022 at 13:28

Local News

'Like entering a ghost town' - local men describe 1,600-mile Ukraine journey

A group of lorry drivers from Mid Ulster who delivered aid to a refugee camp along the border between Poland and Ukraine have said it was a 'humbling experience'. Benny McGeehan from Desertmartin made the gruelling 1,...

30 Mar 2022 at 09:00

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