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Community Constituency Council Government Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council

Newry: Electric Staff Bus Hit With Shocking Price Hike

By Donal McMahon An electric shuttle bus plan for Newry’s council staff could be hit with a shocking new price tag amid a Stormont department’s public commute demands. The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has requested a significant change on the NI planning portal to the council’s staff only shuttle bus from a new employee car […]

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Bus Timetable Changes as Schools Return

With the return of school term time, Translink is reminding passengers that a number of bus timetable changes will come into effect from Monday, 2nd September. Passengers who use Ulsterbus, Metro/Glider and Goldliner should check their timetables in advance of travel.  Passengers are also advised that adjustments have been made to some Belfast city centre […]

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Business Community Constituency Government Infrastructure Lifestyle Newcastle South Down Sport Stormont

Organisers of Amgen Irish Open 2024 Advise Fans to Tee Off Tournament with Public Transport

The Amgen Irish Open will return to Northern Ireland in 2024 with Royal County Down Golf Club hosting this year’s event from 11-15th September with organisers encouraging supporters to utilise public transport.  Translink has worked with partner organisations including the DP World Tour, Tourism NI, Newry, Mourne & Down Council, PSNI and the Department for Infrastructure […]

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Community Government Infrastructure Stormont

Operational Opening of Belfast Grand Central Station this September

Phased opening from Sunday 8th Sept – passengers to check timetables before travelling Construction work on the new world class Belfast Grand Central Station is at a stage which will soon allow the public to have the opportunity to see inside Ireland’s largest state of the art integrated transport hub for trains, coaches and buses.  From […]

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Business Community Constituency Infrastructure Newcastle South Down Sport

Translink Helps Fans Tee Off for Amgen Irish Open 2024

The Amgen Irish Open will return to Northern Ireland in 2024 with Royal County Down Golf Club hosting this year’s event from 11-15th September.  Translink has worked with partner organisations including The European Tour, Tourism NI, Newry, Mourne & Down Council, PSNI and the Department for Infrastructure to offer a range of services to get people to the event […]

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Community Constituency Government Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh Stormont

“Improved Rail Service  For Newry A “Hugely Positive Development” – Kimmins

Newry & Armagh  MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed the recent announcement of improved rail services for Newry.  The Sinn Féin MLA who along with her Party colleagues had consistently lobbied for Translink  to increase the number of services from Newry, including a plan to almost double the services offered for commuters at peak times,said,  “I […]

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Business Community Constituency Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh

Translink Announces Enterprise Ad Newry Train Timetable Enhancements From 26th August

Translink has announced timetable enhancements coming into effect for Enterprise train passengers from Monday 26th August 2024. These changes come to facilitate the new hourly Enterprise timetable commencing later this autumn. Translink’s Group Chief Executive Chris Conway explained: “From Monday 26th August, services (currently operating as a bus substitution between Lanyon Place and Newry*) will leave Belfast on […]

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Community Constituency Government Infrastructure Lurgan Stormont Upper Bann

O’Dowd Meets Road Safe NI

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has met the chairman of Road Safe NI Charity, David Jackson. Road Safe NI is a voluntary organisation that promotes safety on the roads, reaching out to local communities and vulnerable road users through its network of local committees. Minister O’Dowd said: “Sadly, 38 people have lost their lives on our roads […]

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Business Community Government Infrastructure Stormont

Contactless Roll Out to Ulsterbus Network

Bus passengers across Newry, Mourne and Down can enjoy faster boarding and an enhanced customer experience following Translink’s successful introduction of contactless payments on all Ulsterbus and Goldliner services across Northern Ireland. This roll out is another key milestone in Translink’s Future Ticketing System transforming public transport.  Passengers can now choose contactless payments on all […]

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Community Dáil Éireann Government Infrastructure Politics Seanad Éireann Stormont

All-Island Vision for a New Age of Rail

The Department of Transport in Ireland and the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) in Northern Ireland publish the Final Report of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, developed in the context of the “New Decade, New Approach” agreement. This ground-breaking Report, approved for publication by the Irish Government and DfI Minister, sets out a strategic vision for […]

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Banbridge Rail Connection Welcomed- Savage

Sinn Féin Cllr Kevin Savage has welcomed news that Banbridge will benefit from a new cross border rail link.   The news came in the All Island Strategic Rail Review published by Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd. Cllr Savage said: “ Banbridge being connected to the new rail line will be a huge boost to the entire […]

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Agriculture Community Constituency Government Health Infrastructure South Down Stormont Warrenpoint

Minister Fails to Meet Warrenpoint Community As Smell Gets Stronger

The members of The Rotten to the Point Campaign Group who have been highlighting  “The Evil Smell” case in Warrenpoint for almost a year and have now collected over 2500 signatures on their petition calling for the removal of the Re-Gen Waste Ltd waste operation from Warrenpoint Port, have written to DAERA Minister Andrew Muir […]