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Commuting

# commuting - Monday 13 May, 2013

People Running For Trains This post contains videos

People running for trains in slow motion

Which type of running-for-a-train person are you? Find out here…

# commuting - Tuesday 23 April, 2013

The 19 most annoying things about work

Sometimes, it just isn’t all that.

# commuting - Monday 18 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Commuting

Commuters could save thousands by ditching their cars – Bus Éireann

A new survey has found that some commuters could also have a month’s worth of travel bus services for less than the cost of a tank of petrol.

# commuting - Monday 4 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Driving

60 per cent of people struggling to keep their car on the road

Several people in a new survey said their financial situation had become so tight that they had to leave their car off the road for weeks or even months.

# commuting - Tuesday 19 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Road Safety

Potholes, loose chippings, floods: Welcome to Ireland’s rural roads

One council engineer admits that limited funding means “we are stretched beyond breaking point to carry out even basic repairs”.

# commuting - Monday 4 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Public Transport This post contains images

Your 13 favourite people on public transport

Seat hogs, screaming babies and loud music – prepare yourself for another week of commuting bliss.

# commuting - Wednesday 2 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Luas

Luas passenger numbers up with nearly 30 million journeys last year

The increase on 2011 comes despite a week long disruption on the Red Line early in 2012.

# commuting - Friday 14 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Public Transport

Services on red Luas line delayed due to failed tram

A tram had failed on the line at Cookstown, causing delays to services to and from Tallaght to the city centre.

# commuting - Friday 9 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie D'Art Of Physics

Physicist wins €5,000 to bring science into morning commute

Dr Shane Bergin has won a Science Gallery and NDRC contest for his ‘D’art of Physics’ project which involves smartphones.

# commuting - Sunday 21 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Happiness

10 scientifically proven ways to make yourself happier

Weirdly, the colour blue makes the list…

# commuting - Friday 7 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Free Travel

Fianna Fáil calls on Minister to rule out cut to free travel scheme

It has emerged this week that the scheme is the subject of a review by an interdepartmental group ahead of December’s Budget.

# commuting - Tuesday 10 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Dublin

Dublin in top 10 most congested cities in Europe

Traffic congestion in the Irish capital was rated as worse than Leeds-Bradford, London, Stockholm and Hamburg.

# commuting - Wednesday 20 June, 2012

On Yer Bike This post contains images

Lunchtime cycle brings out the crowds… and the sun

Over 2,000 join Dublin Lord Mayor in celebrating the joy of two wheels.

# commuting - Wednesday 6 June, 2012

RAIL SERVICES HAVE resumed between Connolly station and Grand Canal Dock in Dublin this evening following an earlier suspension, Irish Rail has said. Services had been suspended following an incident on the line at Pearse Street station but have since resumed.

# commuting - Thursday 26 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Interactive This post contains a poll

Dude, where’s my train?

Irish Rail launch interactive map that shows where all their intercity, commuter and DART trains are at any given time…

# commuting - Tuesday 24 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Parking

Government paying €10m a year on parking for public servants

OPW says that renting a Dublin parking space costs the state an average €2,428 a year.

# commuting - Friday 23 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Luas

TD calls for more security on the Luas Red Line

Fine Gael TD Catherine Byrne has expressed unhappiness with the operators of the Luas but Veolia Transport has said that it has security operating on the Red Line for most of the time it operates.

# commuting - Thursday 22 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Transport

Survey: More people cycling and taking Luas to work in Dublin

A survey by the Dublin Transport Authority showed that while public transport is still the preferred option, more people are travelling by bicycle and Luas across the ‘canal cordon’ area in Dublin than before.

# commuting - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Galway

€4 million transport funding for Galway city

The new programme will fund improvements to the city’s public transport and traffic flow systems.

# commuting - Tuesday 20 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Fine Gael

Fine Gael senator hits out at “serious discrepancies” in bus fares

Catherine Noone says there is little or no rationale or consistency to Bus Éireann fares.

# commuting - Friday 9 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Luas

Disruptions to Luas Red Line after car strikes tram

A car hit a Luas tram at around 2.30pm today, but no serious injuries have been reported.

# commuting - Friday 30 September, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Do you feel safe on Dublin’s roads?

As gardaí launch a new road casualty reduction plan, we’re asking if you feel safe while walking, cycling or driving on roads in the Irish capital.

# commuting - Monday 26 September, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Public Transport

Real time Dublin Bus arrival information system launched for mobile and web

The National Transport Authority says this is the first part of a plan to roll-out real time information services for other bus and rail transport across the country.

# commuting - Friday 29 July, 2011

A POINTS FAULT near Kildare has led to significant delays in InterCity train services this morning. AA Roadwatch reports that some M3 Parkway services are being cancelled, with delays of up to 45 minutes on InterCity services to Dublin’s Heuston Station as a result.

# commuting - Tuesday 19 July, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Commute

Car-sharing scheme could save 50 per cent of commuting costs

A new website has been launched which will enable people to car-share for a variety of events, saving on petrol, tolls etc…

# commuting - Friday 11 February, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Public Transport

Transport Authority to launch live displays for bus information

The National Transport Authority launches new live displays telling passengers when their bus is due to arrive.