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More than 2,800 Dublin Bus drivers to vote on cost-of-living pay-rise package that will be worth more than €7,000 each

More than 2,800 Dublin Bus drivers are set for pay rises worth more than €7,000 each to combat the cost of living.

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Caroline O'Doherty Opinion MetroLink ‘megaproject’ is on track, ministers say – but caution is name of the game

Caution is a funny thing. It can reassure or terrify, depending on whether it reinforces the safety of the approach to an activity or the high level of risk inherent in that activity.

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This Working Life: ‘I have found being female in this industry has never once held me back’

I’m so lucky to have my supportive husband as a full-time carer to our four young children (aged 5, 7, 9, 11). Tommy is not just a great daddy and husband but luckily for me a great chef who over the last few years has had the produce of our garden to use in his cooking. My pre-pandemic lunches have been elevated from reheated chili to five-star quality food.

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Finglas was like a war zone on night Dublin Bus driver was injured by rock-throwing youths, court told

Finglas was like a war zone on the night a Dublin Bus driver was injured by youths throwing rocks, the Circuit Civil Court has been told.

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Ireland’s 150 Best Employers 2022: full list

Google has retained its position as Ireland’s best employer, according to a comprehensive research project studying more than 1,000 companies.

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CIE is offered huge site near airport to free up city bus depots for housing development

CIÉ has been offered a huge site near Dublin Airport for a minimum of €10.5m to house future new electric bus fleets and allow it build apartments at its current city bus depots.

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Public transport apps and websites are failing to meet needs of disabled passengers, says review

A review of major transport companies’ websites and apps has scored them poorly for failing to meet the needs of disabled users who have eyesight trouble or other difficulties.

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Close-contact effect to bring another week of work disruption

Transport disruption is set to continue this week, with hauliers worried that a high number of close-contact notifications for truck drivers will cause disruption to product supply chains.

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Lost and found: the scooters, lamp shades and teddy bears left on buses

You’d be surprised what people leave behind them on a bus.

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Colm McCarthy Opinion Only bus routes, not trains, can solve Ireland’s transport dilemma

Reaction to the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) updated transport plan for Dublin, released last Wednesday, was dominated by the deferral of the MetroLink project. Despite undenied reports that the cost estimate is now €10bn versus €3bn to €4bn just two years ago, the scheme has not been cancelled. Completion instead has been pushed out to some undisclosed date in the 2030s.

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Colm McCarthy Opinion Were there no adults in the room when they drew up the National Development Plan?

A depressing litany of cost overruns on major projects has damaged the credibility of public-capital spending in Ireland. In an unconscious acknowledgement, Monday’s relaunch of the National Development Plan (NDP) was broadcast from Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium — where the redevelopment cost €110m, versus the budgeted figure of €70m.

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Revenues tumble by 52pc at Covid-hit Dublin Bus

Operating revenues at Dublin Bus plunged by €138m, or more than 52pc,  last year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Dublin Bus tables pay deal of up to 12pc 

Dublin Bus plans to implement a new operating model and work practice changes for bus drivers in the capital to allow it to compete with private operators under the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) radical Bus Connects plan.

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‘It’s about having less cars on the road. If you have less cars, you can run services more reliably’

It was Margaret Thatcher who, legend has it, said that anyone who finds themselves a passenger on a bus after the age of 26 is a failure.

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Richard Curran Opinion CIÉ pension costs devour €1 of every €5 earned last year

Transport companies have been among the worst affected by the pandemic. After the airlines, CIÉ’s group operations – made up of Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and Bus Éireann – were hit particularly hard.

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Ireland’s Best Employers: profiles of the top 25

It’s hardly surprising that big tech and e-commerce, sectors that have a reputation for valuing their employees, feature prominently in Ireland’s 150 Best Employers 2021. Google (1st), LinkedIn (10th) and eBay (16th) all make the top 25. But it’s not just ‘new’ industries that lead up the list – so too do a wide range of sectors including transport, healthcare, electronics, aviation, construction, aviation and retail.

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Google ranked as the best employer in Ireland

Tech-giant Google has come out on top in a new ranking for Ireland’s best employers. The inaugural Sunday Independent/Statista list of Ireland’s 150 Best Employers is based on a comprehensive research project of companies with more than 200 employees.

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Ireland’s 150 Best Employers 2021: full list

Leading the way in the new world of work.

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Dublin Bus and Irish Rail to resume full weekday schedule from next week

Dublin Bus and Irish Rail are to return to a full weekday schedule next week.

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Dublin Bus proposes pilot scheme to provide thousands of e-scooters

Dublin Bus is exploring the potential for an e-scooter pilot scheme in Dublin and could roll it out this year.

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Dublin Bus ordered to pay gay passenger €7,500 after driver alleged to have made homophobic slurs

DUBLIN Bus has been ordered to pay a gay passenger €7,500 compensation after a driver was alleged to have subjected the man to anti-gay slurs.

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Woman suing Dublin Bus for €60,000 damages got the date wrong but can proceed with case

A woman, who got the date of an alleged fall wrong when she attempted to sue Dublin Bus for €60,000 damages for personal injuries, may go ahead with her case, a judge ruled today.

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Dublin bus passenger touched woman on backside, court told

A DUBLIN bus passenger sexually assaulted a woman by "stroking her on the backside" as she was getting out of her seat, it has been alleged.

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Calls for Dublin Bus to provide designated services to HSE staff as 25pc capacity leaves many stuck

The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) is calling on public transport providers to have designated hospital buses for HSE staff as services are under pressure due to new capacity restrictions.

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Eight hospitalised after collision involving Dublin Bus

Two men are in a serious condition and eight people were rushed to hospital last night following a collision with a Dublin Bus and a car in south Dublin.

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Spines, branches and orbital routes: Radical revamp for Dublin Bus services revealed

Bus passengers in Dublin face a radically altered service from next year as the first changes in a reconfiguration of routes is rolled out.

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'This is vital' - almost half of Dublin Bus users not wearing face masks despite being compulsory

Just over half of Dublin Bus users are wearing face coverings, according to a study of Irish public transport services, despite the government making them compulsory.

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Dublin Bus driver sacked after complaining 10 buses ‘had defective cushions’

Dublin Bus sacked a long-serving driver after he declared 10 buses defective over a two-day period because of “collapsed cushions” on his driver’s seat.