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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has welcomed the publication of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review. Welcoming the report and its 32 recommendations, Minister O’Dowd said: “This is an ambitious piece of work carried out by independent consultants, which has the potential to transform our rail network across the island. It offers an opportunity to deliver real and lasting […]
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes has welcomed the final report of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review. The Newry and Armagh MP said: “The All-Island Rail Review sets out a pathway to a greener, cleaner and more connected island. “The report outlines a number of key priorities, and I particularly welcome plans to reinstate the Portadown […]
Translink teamed up with Anaeko for this year’s ‘Generation Innovation’ work experience programme to challenge young people to come up with a data-driven solution to enhance active travel across Northern Ireland. Generation Innovation, a programme run by Catalyst, is a future-focused one-week real world work experience programme for 17 to 18-year-olds, designed to empower, enable, […]
Translink has announced another special service to help more Armagh fans get to the All Ireland GAA Final in Croke Park by public transport this Sunday 28th July. Northern Ireland’s public transport operator today, Monday 22 July, announced an additional bus special from Newry departing the city at 11.00 and returning at 20.00 with seats being […]
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