Archive for the ‘transport’ Category

Fingal Cycleway and Walkway Needed « Trevor Sargent TD

Sunday, September 27th, 2009
In response Minister Dempsey undertook to invite a proposal from Fingal County Council to set out what is now needed to make the County Development Plan ...

DART line should be extended News frontpage FingalIndependentie

Saturday, September 26th, 2009
THE opportunity presented by the collapse of the railway line should be used to extend the DART line to Donabate and to create a walkway and cycle paths ...

Council told tidal scouring caused viaduct to collapse

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
TIDAL scouring is believed to be the cause of the dramatic collapse of the rail viaduct across Malahide estuary, which occurred seconds after a packed train had crossed the bridge, councillors have been informed.

Cllr calls for new inspection regime

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
MAINTENANCE of the Iarnród Éireann line at the Malahide viaduct was not subject to rigorous monitoring, a local TD has claimed, who has now called for changes to the inspection regime.

Minister visits site

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
A FULL rail service to Fingal is due to resume by the end of November, Iarnród Éireann has confirmed.

DART line should be extended

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Speaking at the meeting, Mayor of Fingal Cllr Ciaran Byrne asked how confident could people be that that the restored viaduct would be safe, given the fact ... See all stories on this topic

New QBC on the way for commuters

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Collapse of Malahide Rail Viaduct on Dublin Belfast Train line

Thursday, August 27th, 2009
On Friday 21st The rail viaduct over the Broadmeadow estuary in Malahide on the Dublin Belfast Train line collapsed, disrupting rail journeys on the busiest Line in Ireland.

FG says failure to heed alerts over viaduct ‘unacceptable’

Thursday, August 27th, 2009
On foot of the warning by a member of the Malahide Sea Scouts, ... out of Pearse Street station which stopped at Howth junction when the alert was raised by ...

Labour calls for Irish Rail response

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
The group will contain representatives from Fingal County Council, Dublin City Council, Irish Rail, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, the National Roads Authority ...