Department of Transport

What is the #SmarterTravelMark? It’s more than just an award; it’s a mark of commitment to #SustainableTravel Join the movement 👉 https://bit.ly/4qHo63h Transport Infrastructure Ireland National Transport Authority

Minister Darragh O'Brien TD welcomes planning approval for Luas Finglas enabling it to progress towards procurement and construction. The Luas Finglas extension is a transformative infrastructure project that will extend the Luas Green Line by four kilometres northward from Broombridge to Charlestown, adding four new stops:  Charlestown, St Margaret’s Road, Finglas Village, and St Helena’s. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4nqC8mP #YourJourneyCounts 🍃🚊

📣 Calling all operators and owners of vessels under 200 gross tonnes, employers and workers in the #maritime sector, training institutions and youth organisations and SMEs operating in the maritime industry #HaveYourSay on the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention 👉 🔗 https://bit.ly/46m27pb 📆 Closing Date: 31 October 2025

Cabinet secures approval for #BusConnectsCork ensuring: 🚍 Major Project to Enhance Cork’s #Bus and #Cycle Infrastructure 🚏 More Reliable, Frequent and Faster Buses Services 🚲 Planning Applications Next Year This multi-billion euro investment will deliver a faster, more reliable and integrated transport system for #CorkCity To find more, visit: https://bit.ly/49xxsYW Government of Ireland Darragh O'Brien TD Sean Canney TD Jerry Buttimer National Transport Authority

🎓 More students than ever are walking, cycling, scooting or taking public transport to their classrooms every weekday. By making this sustainable choice, you are helping to reduce Ireland’s transport emissions. #YourJourneyCounts 

🏆 We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the National #SupervaluTidyTowns2025 Competition in the #ActiveTravel and #Greenways category, celebrating community groups that champion sustainable travel and greenway initiatives through impactful local projects. 🚶♀️🚴♂️ Active Travel Winners: - Keep Kilkenny Beautiful, Kilkenny - Dromiskin Tidy Towns, Louth 🌳 Greenway Winner: - Kilsheelan Tidy Towns, Tipperary These projects highlight how walking and cycling routes can drive sustainable mobility while transforming communities with initiatives including fruit trees, pollinator beds, acorn boxes, bat talks, murals, and public art.

The Sustainable Mobility Academy is a dynamic online space for learning, sharing, and exchanging best practice and insights on sustainable mobility initiatives. A key feature of the platform is a curated library of case studies from Ireland and abroad, projects featured include the Cobh Public Realm Enhancement Plan. This is a strategic initiative under Project Ireland 2040 and the URDF, to promote compact growth in the Town Centre. The Plan consists of 6 different urban zones of the town centre. Cobh’s Public Realm Enhancement Plan addresses long standing challenges in pedestrian safety, accessibility, and urban quality. Through a DMURS-led design approach, the town is being transformed into a safer, greener, and more inclusive space. It aims to connect the town to its arrival points, unlocking active mobility, well-being, and celebrating its rich heritage. With strong community engagement and support, the plan sets out a vision for a town centre that is welcoming, connected, and resilient. If you want to learn more about this project, visit the Sustainable Mobility Academy: https://bit.ly/4hGVvXP #SmartMobility #SustainableTransport #BABLE #RegionalAssemblies #ActiveTravel #MobilityAcademy #IrelandTransport #ClimateAction #UrbanPlanning #MobilityLeadership Southern Regional Assembly, Northern and Western Regional Assembly, Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly, National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, BABLE Smart Cities, Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), Peter Griffiths ♾

📣 A oibritheoirí agus a úinéirí d’árthaigh faoi 200 tonna comhlán, a fhostóirí agus oibreoirí san earnáil mhuirí, institiúidí traenála agus eagraíochtaí óige agus FBManna atá ag feidhmiú san earnáil mhuirí. #HaveYourSay maidir le cur i bhfheidhm an Choinbhinsiún Oibreachais Mhuirí 👉 🔗 bit.ly/3K6vfsZ 📆 Dáta Deiridh: 31 Deireadh Fómhair 2025

🚆🤝 Minister Darragh O'Brien TD joined Northern Ireland’s Ministers Mike Nesbitt and Liz Kimmins at the North-South Ministerial Council meeting focused on transport collaboration. Discussions included enhancing #roadsafety, cross-border #greenway networks, and progressing the Shared Island Sports Club EV Charger Scheme and the All-Island Strategic Rail Review. Working together for a more connected, sustainable island 🌍

Are you working on innovative mobility solutions or researching transport trends in Ireland? The Sustainable Mobility Academy is a dynamic online space for learning, sharing, and innovating in exchanging best practices and insights on sustainable mobility initiatives: 🌍 Explore the latest challenges and opportunities in sustainable transport. 📊 Share your insights, case studies, and practical experiences. 🤝 Collaborate with peers shaping the future of mobility. 🔗 Visit https://bit.ly/4hxnEAj and join the movement toward smarter, greener transport. #SmartMobility #SustainableTransport #BABLE #RegionalAssemblies #ActiveTravel #MobilityAcademy #IrelandTransport #ClimateAction #UrbanPlanning #MobilityLeadership Southern Regional Assembly, Northern and Western Regional Assembly, Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly, National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, BABLE Smart Cities, Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), Peter Griffiths ♾