Luas extension to Bray via UCD emerges as preferred option for Eastern Bypass corridor

A transport assessment for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council shows the proposed line would run via UCD and Sandyford, creating a direct link between key residential, employment, and commercial hubs Luas tram (Image: Getty Images) A proposed new Luas line connecting Dublin city centre to Bray has emerged as the preferred option for the Dublin Eastern … Read more

Everything you need to know about Pints in the Field – The Irish Times

The 2 Johnnies will take to the stage in St Anne’s Park for the third instalment of their Pints in a Field show. Artists joining the pair of comedian podcasters on the night include the Vengaboys, Swedish singer and producer Basshunter, country singer Jimmy Buckley, trad-rave group Super Céilí, as well as the Timahoe Male … Read more

Ticket information, who will play, how to get there and more – The Irish Times

Get ready to go back in time to the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s at this year’s Rewind Festival this June bank holiday weekend. The line-up includes Billy Ocean, the Boomtown Rats, Jerry Fish. We have everything you need to know about the Dublin festival. When and where is it? The Rewind Festival will take place … Read more

Ticket information, who will play, how to get there and more – The Irish Times

Get ready to go back in time to the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s at this year’s Rewind Festival this June bank holiday weekend. The line-up includes Billy Ocean, the Boomtown Rats, Jerry Fish. We have everything you need to know about the Dublin festival. When and where is it? The Rewind Festival will take place … Read more

Stage times, set list, ticket information, how to get there and more – The Irish Times

The Lumineers, an American two-man folk band made up of Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, are set to return to St Anne’s Park on Saturday, two years since their last performance there. The Dublin concert is part of their Europe and UK tour leg for their latest and fifth album, Automatic, that launched earlier this … Read more

Stage times, set list, ticket information, how to get there and more – The Irish Times

Inhaler, the Dublin four-piece fronted by Elijah Hewson, are set to bring their Open Wide tour back home. Having spent the first half of the year stage hopping around Europe and North America, this is the band’s biggest Irish gig to date. Released in February, Open Wide is the name of Inhaler’s third studio album. … Read more

Public consultation launched as preferred 18km long route chosen for Luas Cork – The Journal

Public consultation launched as preferred 18km long route chosen for Luas Cork  The Journal Preferred 18km route launched for new Cork Luas service  RTE.ie Draft route for ‘long-awaited’ €1bn Cork Luas light rail system unveiled  Irish Examiner Emerging preferred routes selected as LUAS Cork public consultation launched  National Transport Authority Draft route revealed for long-awaited €1bn Cork Luas  Extra.ie Source … Read more

Patrols to protect Molly Malone statue from groping – The Irish Times

The Molly Malone statue on Dublin’s Suffolk Street is to be put under protective watch to deter tourists from rubbing the figure’s bronze breasts, Dublin City Council has confirmed. The statue, which depicts a fishmonger immortalised in a mid-19th century music hall song, has over the last decade become subject to a dubious “tradition” where … Read more

Revealed: Ireland’s best and least-loved public transport providers, according to poll of passengers

Overall, 82pc were satisfied with public transport services. Photo: Stock image Iarnród Éireann has emerged as the best-loved large public transport operator by Irish commuters last year, while Dublin Bus recorded the lowest level of satisfaction. The latest annual customer satisfaction survey by Transport for Ireland (TFI) reveals that 93pc of respondents expressed satisfaction with … Read more