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Transport briefs: On free public transport for more kids, bike bunkers, and air pollution at school gates
There’s no timeline yet for the roll-out of free public transport for kids aged 5 to 8 years, which the government promised in October.
In Fingal, council plans roll-out of 14 EV-charging points this spring
They’ll mostly be up and down the coastal side of the county, with just four planned for spots inland.
At the remote Kilbride Army Camp, a man seeking asylum died before paramedics reached him
The tragedy left already isolated residents more worried about how hard their centre is to get to and from.
What is the council looking to change about transport in Dublin city next year?
Dublin City Council transport committee chair Janet Horner and transport chief Brendan O’Brien listed their priorities, from reviewing speed limits again to emissions-based parking charges.
On Talbot Street, residents want a bus stop moved from outside their front door
The difficulties they face being heard are part of a wider problem, says one councillor.
More for housing, libraries, and events, in Fingal County Council’s budget for 2025
The new budget, approved by councillors at a meeting on 3 December, is up 7.5 percent from this year, to €389 million.
Time for measures to get drivers to slow down on the Porterstown Road, council says
The council is now looking to lower the speed limit and – eventually, maybe, install speed ramps.
The S6 is bus route most often reported to no-show bus tracker for ghosting passengers
Of 740 reports of ghost buses since the tracker was launched on 16 November, 48 were about the S6.
Ryanair announces plans to fly tourists into occupied country against government in exile’s wishes
The move supports Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara, and will help finance its “illegal occupation”, a Polisario Front representative says.
Although council once pushed to “terminate” it, scheme letting clampers knock off early if they met quotas remained
Dublin Street Parking Services, the company the council pays to fine, clamp and tow illegally parked cars in the city,
Bus drivers veer towards dispute with bosses
At issue: controllers’ efforts to make drivers running ahead of schedule slow down, or wait for a bit at a stop.
Timeline for Fingal section of Royal Canal Greenway drifts further again
The plan now is to apply for planning permission in the second quarter of 2025, councillors learnt recently.