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23rd August 2024

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All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Irish rail connectivity back on track

Ambitions have been set out for rail connectivity to be significantly enhanced across Ireland, with all counties, aside from County Fermanagh, set to have access within […]

19th February 2024

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Building a more secure future in the face of climate change

In its recently-published Climate Action Plan 2024, the Government outlined in stark terms the implications of the situation Ireland and the world finds itself in. Among […]

19th February 2024

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Climate Action Plan 2024: Ryan admits emissions targets ‘not on track’

Although the Government says that Climate Action Plan 2024 (CAP24) “sets out the roadmap to deliver on Ireland’s climate ambition”, the report notes that, even if […]

2nd November 2023

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Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD: ‘Putting Ireland on track for a new age of rail’

Ireland’s first All-Island Strategic Rail Review was published as a draft in July 2023 for the purpose of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) public consultation. This draft […]

2nd November 2023

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All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Draft report published

Intended to inform policy the future strategy for the rail sector in Ireland – north and south – the inaugural All-Island Strategic Rail Review (AISRR) was […]

2nd November 2023

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CAP23 lacking in rail targets

In spite of new emissions figures, released by the EPA in July 2023, stating that emissions from the transport sector are increasing, Climate Action Plan 2023 […]

2nd November 2023

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Making Ireland’s public transport safer and easier to use

David O’Connor, Head of Environment and Planning at Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), tells eolas Magazine about the challenges of making Ireland’s public transport safer and […]

2nd November 2023

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Green mobility: Rail and sail

A new initiative aimed at cutting the carbon cost of travel between Ireland and France will become even more user-friendly in 2024. First announced by President […]

31st August 2023

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Ireland will ‘miss carbon budget targets’

Ireland will not meet the targets set out in its first two carbon budget periods “unless urgent action is taken immediately”, the Climate Change Advisory Council […]

Liam Lysaght

Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea

Paula Kearney

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