Tomorrow is budget day, if you haven’t emailed your TD’s yet asking them to Stop the Fare Hikes, now’s the time to do it!! galwaycommuters.ie/fares/ If we don’t stop this now, the price of the Bus, Luas, & Train will likely go up every single year

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Every piece of Government advice is telling them to Stop the Fare Hikes The Just Transition Commission is urging public transport fares to be maintained at an affordable level to reduce the National Carbon Footprint Please Email your TD’s!! 📧 www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

Coalition urged to scrap public transport fare hikes as €100m-a-month fuel excise cuts continue

The Government is being urged to halt planned public transport fare hikes amid warnings that climate action and the cost of living should not be pitted against each other.

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Thanks to @voltireland.org for their support in the #StoptheFareHikes campaign Make sure you take the opportunity to email your TD’s before budget day We can stop the fare increases but we need your help, and we need it now!! Galwaycommuters.ie/fares for our template email

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Email your public representatives and call for planned public transport fare increases to be reversed.

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Volt Ireland@voltireland.org · last wk.

Volt Ireland stands in solidarity with commuter coalitions and transport advocates nationwide. We call on all TDs to reject these fare increases and demand a transport strategy built for the future. www.dublincommuters.ie/post/send-th... @galwaycommuters.bsky.social @dublincommuters.bsky.social

Such a pleasure to help bring @tomflood.bsky.social to Dublin Really inspiring presentation, so valuable for all the campaigners, engineers and politicians in attendance Road Safety campaigning in Ireland will be so much stronger than it already is thanks to your work 💪

Tom Flood@tomflood.bsky.social · 2w ago

This event last night was unbelievable. Truly can’t believe how many people came out and just how passionate and energized people are here. Dublin and the people here are officially the greatest.

Another day; another subsidy announcement for fossil fuels…. Meanwhile public transport users are facing fare increases of 15%-50%+ in some cases over a 12 month period 😣 Please email your TD’s & ask them to #StopTheFareHikes www.rte.ie/news/politic...

Chambers hints fuel excise cuts to be extended in Budget

Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has strongly hinted that excise cuts on petrol and diesel will be extended in the Budget.

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Don’t forget we’ll be protesting this evening at Leinster House to stop the fare hikes!! Protest 🪧 Location: Leinster House Date: Today - Thursday 17th Sept Time: 6pm If you haven’t emailed your TD’s yet, we have a template email below 👇 galwaycommuters.ie/fares/

The public transport fares hike must be stopped!! Join us at Leinster House on Thursday to protest and make our voices heard Protest 🪧 Location: Leinster House Date: Thursday 17th Sept Time: 6pm Please email your TD’s at the link below 👇 galwaycommuters.ie/fares/

Any tax relief coming in budget 2027 for “People who get up early in the morning and go to Work” has already been eaten up by Governments 15%+ increase to public transport fares Please email your TDs now and demand they reverse the decision!! www.thejournal.ie/readme/surre...

We can never get up early enough to truly satisfy them

This week’s targets include poor children, imaginary lazy people and, of course, immigrants.

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Send the Message: Stop the Fare Hikes 📣 Public transport users can stop the fare hikes before budget day 2027, but you need to pressure your TD’s now!! If you’ve never contacting a TD before, there’s a template email you can send from the link below 👇 galwaycommuters.ie/fares/

Today’s the last day for DLR’s speed limit consultation!! If you haven’t submitted your response yet, please do so before the end of the day

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Due to unprecedented demand, we have changed the venue in Trinity College and released more tickets for the “Reframing Road Safety” talk with Tom Flood Get your tickets before they go again: www.eventbrite.ie/e/reframing-...

Even bigger subsidies being considered for private motorists while they hike the Public Transport costs for those travelling sustainably It’s unbelievable where Governments priorities are at the moment

Virgin Media News@virginmedianews.bsky.social · 4w ago

Micheál Martin says nothing has been ruled out when it comes to lowering fuel costs for motorists. He says further interventions may be warranted as diesel passes €2 a litre at some filling stations, but extra fuel supports would reduce the money available for next month’s Budget. #VMNews

Except of course if they use public transport to get to work Those people will have to pay at least 15% more to get there

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 4w ago

Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said this year's Budget will support people "who get up early every morning and go to work".

Luas Green Line services are currently operating with a delays due to an incident on O’Connell street

There’s one week left to go on DLR’s speed limit consultation Don’t miss your opportunity to have safer road speeds for all users!!!

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REMINDER - PROTEST TODAY OBER FARE INCREASES 5:30pm - Government Buildings, Merrion St

It’s the last day to respond to SDCC’s Speed Limit review Don’t miss the opportunity to share your thoughts on having safe speeds on local roads for all users

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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL SPECIAL SPEED LIMIT BYE-LAWS 2026

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PROTEST AGAINST FARE INCREASE - TOMORROW Join us tomorrow evening at 5:30pm outside the government buildings to oppose this outrageous increase during an ongoing oil crisis.

The Public Transport fare increases announced today are absolutely scandalous The €2m p/d fuel subsidy was extended 6 days ago and now public transport users are being forced to foot the bill 🪧 Protest tomorrow at 17:30 outside Leinster House www.dublincommuters.ie/post/joint-s...

Joint Statement: NTA’s Fare Increases are absolutely unacceptable

A joint statement from the Galway, Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Drogheda Commuter Coalitions.The decision announced today to raise public transport fares is an absolutely unacceptable one to the…

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The recent consultation to allow pets on public transport has been published & the NTA will be relaxing carriage rules for dogs, cats and other small animals with no carrier required www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

NTA proposes improved access for pets on public transport

Dogs, cats and other pets are expected to be allowed greater access to bus, trains and trams after the NTA announced proposals to relax existing rules on the carriage of pets on public transport.

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Ireland needs a transport police force to address antisocial behaviour on our network. The government must stop delaying the legislation required. Listen to the full interview here: shows.acast.com/lmfm-the-age...

There only one week left on SDCC’s Speed Limit Consultation Local road speeds should be safe for all users, please make sure your voice is heard!!

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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL SPECIAL SPEED LIMIT BYE-LAWS 2026

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Soft commitments from Government that the Bray Luas extension will be “delivered” in the 2031-36 NDP funding window Take it with a pinch of salt, but any public transport expansion news is welcome at the moment www.independent.ie/county/wickl...

NTA begins early work on Luas link to Wicklow as 2031–36 delivery window confirmed

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has begun a pre feasibility study on the long planned extension of the Luas green line to Bray and has told the Oireachtas that, subject to funding and the…

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Good news for Commuters on the Galway - Heuston trains Trolly service will re-start on Monday for at least six months irishcycle.com/2026/08/20/i...

Irish Rail to trial catering on trains on a commercial basis after Department vetoed funding

Irish Rail said it is starting a six-month pilot catering trolley service on “selected trains” and routes from Monday onwards. It is to start with three services each way daily on the D…

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DLR’s speed Limit review has also opened and is accepting responses until the 11th of Sept Please take the time to submit a response if you live in, work in, or travel through the area dlrcoco.citizenspace.com/infrastructu...

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Government have spent over a billion euro on fuel subsidies this year… yet have no room in the budget for new BusConnects phases, Luas expansions or Dart+ projects Opposition parties need to get their priorities straight

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 2mo ago

Opposition parties have urged the Government to postpone plans to return fuel excise duty costs to their full price due to ongoing concerns over the cost-of living crisis

SDCC’s speed limit review consultation is currently live Please take the time to share your thoughts and ensure our local roads have safe speeds for all users You have until Sept 4th to respond to it consult.sdublincoco.ie/en/consultat...

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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL SPECIAL SPEED LIMIT BYE-LAWS 2026

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For any Android users who were having trouble with the Leap Card App The NTA have finally fixed the issue and it should be working again Let us know if you’re still experiencing issues with it irishcycle.com/2026/08/07/l...

Leap card top-up app fixed; NTA apologises for inconvenience caused

An issue that developed with the Leap Top-Up app for some Android phone users has now been resolved — the National Transport Authority confirmed today that the issue affected a significant nu…

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This will have a big impact on the ongoing congestion and public transport demand If the Commuter Belt is “officially” no longer affordable… then the medium term transport planning needs to be re-thought www.thejournal.ie/dublin-commu...

Couples earning a combined €113k unlikely to afford family home in Dublin commuter belt

The report published today points to further affordability issues in the property market for first-time buyers.

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It’s actually a €0 expansion because this is another Transport project that isn’t in the NDP… so there’s no money to build it Government could use the entire €8.5b of fiscal space on Transport and it still wouldn’t be enough to catch up

The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 2mo ago

Billion-euro expansion announced for country’s most congested rail line