Lessons must be learnt from Irish Rail timetable debacle

Lessons must be learnt from Irish Rail’s shambolic handling of recent timetable changes to DART and Northern Commuter services, according to Social Democrats councillor Joan Hopkins. Cllr Hopkins, who is the party’s general election candidate in Dublin Fingal East, said: “Today’s announcement by Iarnród Éireann that it has decided to scrap recent timetable changes will […]

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Minister’s intervention in city transport plan is highly inappropriate

Attempts by Minister of State Emer Higgins to delay the implementation of a transport plan for the capital have been described as highly inappropriate by Cllr Cat O’Driscoll, the Social Democrats group leader on Dublin City Council. Cllr O’Driscoll was speaking ahead of this evening’s monthly meeting of Dublin City Council where the Minister’s request […]

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