The National Transport Authority (NTA) has announced an order for 120 double-deck battery-electric buses from Bamford Bus Company (trading as Wrightbus). These 120 buses are part of a framework agreement which provides for the procurement of up to 800 zero-emission battery-electric buses over a period of five years. The buses – Streetdeck Electroliner BEVs – … Read more
A teenager has died following a seriously injured crash involving a car and a lorry. Gardaí are at the scene of the fatal collision that occurred on the N3 in Kilnalack, Co Cavan, at around 6 pm yesterday. A boy aged 17 was seriously injured during the collision. He was taken to Cavan General Hospital … Read more
Inflation in Ireland has increased to the highest level in 38 years, according to the Consumer Price Index May 2022 by CentralStatistics Office (CSO). New figures from CSO show that inflation hit by 7.8% in the year to May 2022,up from an annual increase of 7.0% in the year to April 2022. This is the … Read more
The new figures from The Central Statistics Office show that the environment goods and services gross output was €6.6 billion in 2019. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released its environment goods and services sector output figures for 2019 on Tuesday. Gerard Keogh, the statistician in the environment and climate division, said the estimated gross output … Read more
An Irish teenager has died in a horror car crash in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident, which saw two vehicles collide shortly before 1.30am on Sunday, took place in a district about three hours from Melbourne. The 18-year-old was thrown from the car when it collided with a second vehicle. He was … Read more
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin travelled to Lebanon to visit members of the Irish Defence Forces. On Sunday Micheál Martin laid a wreath in the southern Lebanese town of Tibnine in memory of the 47 members of the Defence Forces who have lost their lives serving in the country. Speaking to reporters following the ceremony, Martin … Read more
Irish convenience retailer Centra has announced a €25m investment in an expansion programme this year. Record sales at Centra stores in 2021 will allow the group to open 18 new shops in Ireland, this will create at least 430 jobs. Centra reported strong sales of €1.98bn, with 2.5 percent annual growth last year. Sales of … Read more
Bus fares on all subsidised public transport services provided by Bus Eireann and Local Link outside the greater Dublin area are to be reduced by an average of 20 percent from Monday. The plan to cut public transport fares was announced by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan in February and was among the measures included … Read more
A top European Central Bank official has warned targeted and temporary measures should be used to tackle rising inflation. Philip Lane, the chief economist of the European Central Bank, acknowledged that people were experiencing a major increase in the cost of living but said that he believed the rate of inflation will fall later this … Read more
A 27-year-old man has been fatally stabbed in the early hours of the morning at a house in Carrigaline, Co Cork. A 42-year-old man has been arrested by gardaí, following the attack, who is currently detained at Gurranabraher Garda Station. The 27-year-old man died after sustaining an apparent stab wound to his chest at a … Read more