WITH public transport returning to 100% capacity next week, many people will have to adjust to the subtle changes a full train, bus, Dart, Luas or water taxi can bring. Make sure to familiarise yourself with what to expect below: Prepare your nostrils for being wedged into the armpit of commuters who seems to have… Read more »
“MY WORK here is done,” confirmed Eamon Ryan as he proudly stood before three hydrogen fuel-cell buses which should make up for the gutting of the Climate Action Bill in the Dáil and his blanket support for CETA, the EU-Canadian trade deal which would allow companies to sue the State if legislation interferes with their… Read more »
DESPITE the government’s best efforts to ignore e-scooters, the uptick in their usage in the last year combined with a spate of accidents and the possibility that the mode of transport may be eligible for taxation has made the issue impossible to ignore. As such, the following guidelines have been put in place to ensure… Read more »
THE NATION’S taxi drivers have today responded to a recently announced support package by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan for taxi, hackney and limousine operators, which is expected to be dropped off to the drivers more or less where it’s supposed to go, WWN can confirm. “Have you nothing smaller than that,” remarked local taxi… Read more »
FOLLOWING a recommendation from a report by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action, which suggested making all public transport free, WWN explores the benefits and drawbacks of such a proposal: Pro: it could encourage more people to choose public transport over driving their cars to and from work every day. Con: the… Read more »
BILLIONAIRE businessman Elon Musk has unveiled a prototype tunnel in Los Angeles that he hopes will eradicate traffic congestion in major cities if adopted nationwide; but what exactly is the Boring Tunnel, and how soon will it replace normal, boring roads? Here’s everything you need to know: – At a length of 1.83km and a… Read more »
WITH WORD circulating that wearing face masks on public transport could become compulsory, WWN took to the streets to garner the Irish public’s opinion on the matter. The Irish people, famously reserved and reluctant to give their opinion especially on matters they are ill-informed on, were tough to coax reactions from, but WWN did its… Read more »
THE SOUTHSIDE section of the MetroLink will no longer go ahead after some TDs realised their local constituents might not reelect them if their constituency is inconvenienced by the minimal construction needed to upgrade the green Luas line. “We thought short and shallow about this,” confirmed Minister Eoghan Murphy, just one of the local TDs… Read more »
ALTHOUGH his city of residence offers more public transport options than any other place in the country, Dublin man Wayne Dardis insists on traveling to and from his place of work on a micro scooter, not unlike what one might see a child on. Dardis, a grown man, opts to scoot along the footpaths and… Read more »
IN RESPONSE to the continued overcrowding on Luas trams during rush hour, Transport for Ireland has given the green light to a new double decker sized tram, WWN can reveal. Stressed out commuters have routinely complained about being packed into trams like a tin of sardines with worse smelling people and despite the introduction of… Read more »