Travel
# travel - Friday 3 August, 2012
Luas line link project approved
New line will connect the red and green lines in Dublin city and run to the new DIT campus at Grangegorman.
# travel - Thursday 2 August, 2012
Pictures: Bus collision causes disruption on Luas Red Line
Services on the Luas Red Line have since returned to normal.
# travel - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Aer Lingus: operating losses down 83.6 per cent to €4.4m
Airline’s results for the first half of this year show increased passenger levels and total revenue.
# travel - Sunday 29 July, 2012
In pictures: An aerial tour of the Taj Mahal
The photographers were the first people allowed to fly over the iconic Indian mausoleum in 15 years…
# travel - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Travel company selfcatering.ie goes out of business
Thousands of families who have pre-paid for holidays are at risk of being left out of pocket after the travel company announced an immediate cease of trading.
Going on holliers? Here’s how to get through an airport as quickly as possible
You’re so close to your holiday that you can almost taste it – but there’s just the airport to get through first…
# travel - Tuesday 17 July, 2012
Bus Eireann introduces first natural gas-powered bus
The trial bus will operate across a number of city routes in Cork until August, in partnership with Bord Gáis Networks.
# travel - Monday 9 July, 2012
Free WiFi launched on all Irish Rail Intercity trains
Irish Rail says the Intercity fleet is now fully equipped with WiFi, and every seat will have a plug socket for passengers to charge their devices on board.
# travel - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Poll: Do you enjoy travelling by air?
Do you enjoy being cut off from the world for the duration of the flight, or is flying just a necessary evil?
# travel - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
Oireachtas to seek legal advice over TDs using travel expenses
A statement said the Oireachtas “had never envisaged” that TDs would use the allowance for travelling to meetings about the household charge.
# travel - Monday 2 July, 2012
Journey Planner iPhone app released
Have you been using Transport for Ireland online planner or Android app? Did it help you find your way – or send you out of the way?
# travel - Friday 29 June, 2012
Carlow, Nenagh, Castlebar, and Kilkenny to be among ‘active travel towns’
The government has given €4.5 million to nearly a dozen infrastructure projects which will aim to get more people cycling and walking in towns across the country.
# travel - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
Unfortunate Ministerial Photo Prop of the Day
The journey planner has been launched online and as an Android app… but is not currently available on iPhone.
Need help getting around? New online public transport journey planner launched
The National Transport Authority has unveiled its new website and Android app.
# travel - Tuesday 26 June, 2012
Online travel agent targets Mac users with more expensive deals
Orbitz says that Apple Mac owners are more likely to book a four or five star hotel.
# travel - Sunday 24 June, 2012
Could these be the airplane seats of the future?
Stacking pods on a plane? If it means more legroom and your own armrest, why not?
# travel - Saturday 23 June, 2012
US warns of ‘imminent attack’ in Kenya’s Mombasa
US government travel to Mombasa suspended and citizens warned of threat of attack at the popular tourist destination.
# travel - Wednesday 20 June, 2012
Ryanair flights to Rome temporarily switched to Fiumicino in September
Runway maintenance at Ciampino Airport means a switch in location for Ryanair flights from 24 September to 2 October.
# travel - Thursday 14 June, 2012
James Joyce in Paris: 4 things you may not have known
Ahead of Bloomsday, travel writer and broadcaster Manchán Magan went to Paris on the trail of author James Joyce – and was surprised by the things he learned about his time there…
# travel - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
Number of flights in Irish airspace continues to fall
Fewer flights into and out of each of the three state airports last month.
# travel - Tuesday 5 June, 2012
Documentary to chronicle human dramas at Dublin airport
TV3 six-parter will capture the arrivals and departures, reunions and separations at airport which saw 18.7 million people pass through it last year.
# travel - Monday 4 June, 2012
How well is Ireland set up for electric cars?
Prices, charging points and government grants: TheJournal.ie looks into electric vehicle ownership in Ireland today.
# travel - Sunday 3 June, 2012
11 amazing attractions that can only be seen underwater
Grab your scuba gear, because you can’t see these incredible places on land.
In pics: Tour the town that’s been burning for 50 years
Centralia in Pennsylvania was once a bustling mining town but a fire which spread through its coal mines is still raging half a century on…
# travel - Saturday 2 June, 2012
How to get around Dublin this bank holiday weekend…
…and other traffic hotspots around the country as festivals are held from Donegal to Cork.
Best resort in the world is in… Co Laois
Prestigious Robb Report on luxury getaways puts Ballyfin Demesne in Laois at the top of its must-travel list.
# travel - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi to leave Burma for the first time in 24 years today
The pro-democracy leader is due to visit Ireland in mid-June as part of her trip to Europe.
# travel - Saturday 26 May, 2012
In pictures: Is this the cutest plane in the world?
Or is it all a bit too much?
# travel - Saturday 19 May, 2012
The Daily Fix: Saturday
Your round-up of the day’s biggest stories as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
In pics: Part of the Great Wall of China most tourists never see
Two hikers share their trip on unrestored part of the Wall which has since been closed for safety reasons.
How one man left home without a penny – and travelled 40,000km
Michael Wigge left Berlin with nothing. Eleven countries later, he was in Antarctica. Here’s how he did it.
Your guide to the strangest summer festivals in Ireland
Fancy doing something a bit different? Then check out these seven summer fests…
# travel - Friday 18 May, 2012
Flying with Ryanair this weekend? You should read this…
The airline’s website will be inaccessible for an extended period of time over the weekend – meaning passengers may have to check-in online earlier than planned.
# travel - Monday 14 May, 2012
Electric cars get a vintage twist…
The newest electic car harks back to the Del Boy years, no? We still like it though.
# travel - Saturday 12 May, 2012
2,700 texts per person sent in Ireland
Latest Eurostat yearbook shows how we compare to our EU neighbours across a range of issues from household expenses to marriage and divorce.
# travel - Wednesday 9 May, 2012
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# travel - Monday 7 May, 2012
The Daily Fix: Monday
Our round-up of the day’s main stories – as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.
# travel - Friday 4 May, 2012
Clue to lost colony in ancient American map
Too little too late for 16th century explorer who returned to find his town had upped and moved.
Motorists urged to take extra care on roads over bank holiday weekend
Garda tips for travelling over the holiday weekend.
# travel - Wednesday 2 May, 2012
New customers advised not to seek services of Dublin travel agent until licence is renewed
Commission for Aviation Regulation says the travel agent should not accept any new bookings – but that existing customers will continue to be covered.
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