Brian Caulfield
@briancaulfield.bsky.social
Professor in Transportation, Dept of Civil Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Research in Transport, Public Transport, Transport Emissions & Climate Change. https://peoplefinder.tcd.ie/Profile?Username=CAULFIB
I spoke to @rte.ie Drive Time yesterday about the increasing costs of MetroLink www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Cost of Metrolink could reach €19 billion
Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at Trinity College Dublin
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I have written in the @businesspost.bsky.social today about the Critical Infrastructure Projects announced today. www.businesspost.ie/politics/bri... Main points: Negligible impact on advanced projects: MetroLink and Cork Rail are already too far along to benefit much.
Fantastic research from @tcdengineering.bsky.social
Trinity Engineering@tcdengineering.bsky.social · 3w ago🎓 From the Design Showcase at the @tcddublin.bsky.social School of Engineering Research & Innovation Showcase 2026: meet SideSense, a team of third-year Mechanical Engineering students developing a system to help bus drivers detect nearby cyclists. 🎥 Watch below. #TCDEngineeringShowcase2026
I joined @rte.ie Prime Time this week to discuss the delivery of the National Rail Traffic Management System www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
The €50m misstep: What's behind Irish Rail's massive write down?
Officials from Iarnród Éireann and the NTA were questioned by the Public Accounts Committee this week over €50m wasted on a new train traffic management system
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I joined @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social and Aidan Farrelly on the Last Word to discus our recent M50 study earlier www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
Is There Any Solution To The M50’s Traffic Problems?
Since the M50 was first designed, population of the greater Dublin area has risen by 20%, with commuters now facing long delays on their journeys into the ci...
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Thank you to @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social for publishing the results of our M50 survey this morning. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Here's what M50 users have to say about congestion on that road
A new study shows the severe social, economic and wellbeing impacts that congestion is having on the motorway's users
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Very strong statements from the @ccacireland.bsky.social this morning on transport emissions www.climatecouncil.ie/councilpubli... Nice to see 7 of my papers being cited in this policy document. Thank you to @researchireland.ie, @seai-ie.bsky.social & @epaireland.bsky.social for funding this work
Our M50 Survey will close on Tuesday! A big thank you to all that have taken the time to complete and share the survey. The link will be live till Tuesday, any help with sharing etc would be greatly appreciated. Link: eu.surveymonkey.com/r/D6TSRX7
M50 User Survey
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Brian Caulfield@briancaulfield.bsky.social · 3mo ago📣 We are launching a survey today on the M50 and the impacts congestion is having! If you can, please complete the survey if you are an M50 user and share! Survey Link: eu.surveymonkey.com/r/D6TSRX7
Delighted to speak at the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI) conference on Thursday in Croke Park. Some of the key points made during the panel I spoke on are summarised in this Journal Article www.thejournal.ie/metrolink-co...
Ireland ‘faffed around’ on Metrolink and 'wasted a good recession' to build it, summit hears
A transport expert said that Dublin “loses €700,000 euro every day” due to congestion and lost productivity in the absence of a metro system.
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Two weeks in and over 2,100 responses.... If anyone hasn't done the survey or shared it, any help with this study would be very much appreciated! eu.surveymonkey.com/r/D6TSRX7
M50 User Survey
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Brian Caulfield@briancaulfield.bsky.social · 3mo ago📣 We are launching a survey today on the M50 and the impacts congestion is having! If you can, please complete the survey if you are an M50 user and share! Survey Link: eu.surveymonkey.com/r/D6TSRX7
I joined @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social yesterday to discuss our M50 Survey If you have time if you could please fill out the survey and share! Survey here: eu.surveymonkey.com/r/D6TSRX7 www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
Why Is The M50 So Congested And How Can It Be Fixed?
Over the next four weeks, researchers at the Trinity Centre for Transport Research are surveying the opinions of M50 users on how congestion on the motorway ...
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The M50 is at capacity and there’s no quick fix. New analysis by @tcddublin.bsky.social's @briancaulfield.bsky.social and Matthew Wood looks at why congestion persists and what could help. 📰Read: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... ✅Share your experience of the M50: eu.surveymonkey.com/r/D6TSRX7
How do you solve a problem like the M50?
The capital city needs this road to operate efficiently, but congestion means the M50 is just not serving the needs of the people of the region
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📣 We are launching a survey today on the M50 and the impacts congestion is having! If you can, please complete the survey if you are an M50 user and share! Survey Link: eu.surveymonkey.com/r/D6TSRX7
How do you solve a problem like the M50? The capital needs this road to operate efficiently, but congestion means it's just not serving the needs of the people of the region, write @briancaulfield.bsky.social & Matthew Ward @tcddublin.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How do you solve a problem like the M50?
The capital city needs this road to operate efficiently, but congestion means the M50 is just not serving the needs of the people of the region
rte.ie
It was great to join @franmcnulty.bsky.social & @paulnews.bsky.social Cunningham on the Behind the Story podcast today to discuss fuel supports, EV car grants and how did over 100 new electric buses end up lying idle. www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
Fuel supports and the electric buses going nowhere!
Professor of Transportation Brian Caulfield joins Fran and Paul to discuss fuel supports, EV car grants and how did over 100 new electric buses end up lying idle? [clue: there's no charger]!
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🎧 Prof @briancaulfield.bsky.social (@tcddublin.bsky.social Engineering) on @rte.ie Radio 1: 76 electric buses idle due to charging delays — raising concerns about cost & tech becoming outdated. But smaller rollouts (like Athlone) show what works. Listen: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
EV buses lying idle due to lack of charging infrastructure
Professor Brian Caulfield from School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin.
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I joined Flor MacCarthy and Cónal Thomas on Oireachtas TV to discuss the potential impacts of the Critical Infrastructure Bill being brought forward by Minister Jack Chambers. Full clip here: lnkd.in/dX6TtRCj
It’s going to be a beautiful - Deer Park in Mount Merrion
I am quoted in the @theguardian.com this morning commenting on this recent report published by @transportenvironment.org on how to upgrade Europes public transport ticketing www.transportenvironment.org/articles/mod...
Modernising the EU’s rail ticketing regulation
How to streamline passenger rail travel across Europe
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📣 New research. This study provides a critical advancement in urban transit planning by introducing a high-accuracy AI framework for multi-horizon forecasting of Dublin Luas passenger demand. Accurate forecasts enable more effective resource allocation and network expansion. doi.org/10.1016/j.as...
I was on @newstalkfm.bsky.social yesterday discussing the proposed Cork Luas, I do hope my cynicism is misfounded as the City really needs this. www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
Cork Luas route unveiled - will it happen? | Newstalk
The new Cork Luas route was unveiled today with 27 stops, with the proposed route running from Ba...
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Happy World Public Transport day from Dublin! Public transport has a very long way to go in our city, lets hope by World Public Transport Day 2027, construction will have started on MetroLink, & progress will continue on BusConnects and our other Luas projects #WorldPublicTransportDay
Read the blog by Dr @niallfarrell.bsky.social , @yai.ie member; co-coordinator for the ‘Energy and Environment’ research area and for the @esri.ie Energy Policy Research Centre, which reflects on the Discourse Series event ‘All-island infrastructure resilience’: www.ria.ie/blog/discour...
Rural drivers travel the longest distances, so how can a single electric car help cut more emissions and reshape Ireland’s climate targets? Ireland’s climate plan may need a rethink. Article: thesciencematters.org/rural-irelan...
Rural Ireland’s Electric Car Opportunity: New Model Uncovers Hidden Emissions Map – The Science Matters
Rural drivers travel the longest distances, so how can a single electric car help cut more emissions and reshape Ireland’s climate targets?
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Delighted to see research funded by @researchireland.ie highlighted in @tscimat.bsky.social thesciencematters.org/rural-irelan...
Rural Ireland’s Electric Car Opportunity: New Model Uncovers Hidden Emissions Map – The Science Matters
Rural drivers travel the longest distances, so how can a single electric car help cut more emissions and reshape Ireland’s climate targets?
thesciencematters.org
📣 New research with Afaq Khattak just published in Sustainable Cities & Society. The work comes from the RATE project which is funded by @seai-ie.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/c/1mv8O7sfVZ...
📣 New research just published in the journal of Energy Economics. This research provides a hierarchical framework for transport decarbonisation, emphasising that transformational changes must be prioritised over incremental technological fixes doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
