//Services were suspended at 12.35pm and power supply was restored at 1.10pm today. However, trains did not begin running until close to 1.40pm after other systems re-started.
Some commuters had to walk along railway lines after being allowed off stranded trains.//
//Work on the 10 crossings are set to be completed by September, while an additional 10 crossings will be built by the end of the year.
The new crossings will be different to those traditionally seen on Irish roads, as they will not have flashing amber lights and will be more in line with those seen in other European cities like Paris and Lisbon.//
//In one case at Stillorgan in May, a teenager’s coat was trapped as a tram departed. She ran alongside the tram before falling on her face, and was taken to hospital with deep lacerations on her face and grazes to her knees and hands.
In another incident, a dog owner was dragged along the platform after the animal boarded and the lead became trapped in the door; while in a separate case, someone’s fingers were trapped in the tram’s doors with a passenger onboard pushing their fingers out from inside the tram.
The final case saw a bag placed between the doors of the tram with two passengers running alongside the tram holding onto the bag before it stopped.//
//Iarnród Éireann plans weekend shutdowns in September and October for its own works on Bray Head. These shutdowns could allow rope access contractors to carry out inspections without trains running, but only if all safety and tendering requirements are met in time. //
>Capital’s historic attraction is ‘a destination, not a through road’, officials say - though enforcement is difficult
//Aer Lingus is seeking to reduce costs to boost margins and guarantee future investment in the business from IAG.
However, IAG’s European Works Council (EWC), which includes union officials from across the group, says it should be consulted on the planned shake-up at Aer Lingus, according to a letter from the mIrish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) to management.//
//The depot will also support future rollout of the BusConnects Network Redesign, with Go-Ahead Ireland's network increasing from 30 ODMA routes to 66, resulting in a total network of 72 routes across the Greater Dublin Area.//
//In a statement released on Wednesday, the group said: “Following years of inadequate engagement by Dublin City Council (DCC) and its failure to address longstanding safety concerns, this escalation comes as 5 August marks one year of weekly peaceful footpath protests. Residents say that while DCC has implemented isolated measures, these piecemeal interventions often address one issue while inadvertently worsening another.”
The group said that their key concerns include years of unenforced weight restrictions resulting in larger trucks using the road as an illegal rat run, the council approving the road as an access route for the Land Development Agency’s Richmond Village development on the road, and what the group called “broken promises on consultation.”//
//“This issue appears to be specific to this latest release of Android, as older Android versions and iPhones are not impacted and are able to top-up Leap cards. However, our testing shows that not all mobile phones that update to Android 17 encounter this problem, even though a significant number of users are encountering problems,” the spokesperson said.//
//Aer Lingus said today that its costs increased by 8% in the first half of the year and passenger revenue decreased by 3%.
It noted that while passenger numbers rose by 1.2%, increased competition impacted fare revenue, particularly on its North Atlantic routes.//
//A new Tesla Supercharger station just outside Wicklow town has gone live, providing eight stalls delivering charging speeds of up to 250kW for both Tesla and non-Tesla drivers.
The V4 electric vehicle (EV) charging station is located at The Wilds Home & Café, formerly known as The Beehive, at Coolbeg, and customers can expect significant range to be added to their vehicle in just 15-30 minutes of charging.//
Bray Air Display: What you need to know
Event date: Saturday, August 1
Main flying display: approximately 3pm-6pm
Event site opens: 10am
Funfair, food and craft village: open from 10am
Event closes: 10pm.
//While Mr Chambers did not speculate on the level of increase, indications from Government are that the project will likely be billions of euros in excess of what had previously been forecast.//
//SPORTS SHOP DECATHLON has announced that it is going to stop selling e-scooters in its Irish shops, as new rules are coming to regulate the vehicles.
Currently, the use of e-scooters is banned for anyone under the age of 16.
The new rules, which could take effect as early as August, fall short of an outright ban, but the Taoiseach said it’s a possible future measure.//
>Mr O’Brien said he wants to see coordination on major projects, such as Cork Luas, the Cork Commuter Rail Programme, and Busconnects, to be carried out “properly” under one office.
//A spokesperson for the company said " One of the new DART+ carriages did suffer some graffiti damage whilst in Drogheda for programmed testing during the week. As is standard procedure, photographs were taken of the damage, and the incident was reported to Gardai. The unit was immediately cleaned before re-entering the testing schedule. There is CCTV on site and added physical security whenever one of the units is on site for testing.//
//The future of the long promised Dart extension to Wicklow town was left hanging in the balance last week after senior transport officials told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that Ireland’s rail capital plan will have to be “rephased and reprioritised” in the wake of the National Train Control Centre failure.//
//Changes introduced this week see commuters able to travel for up to 90 minutes for €1.70.
But complaints outlined that the reader for the new card has failed to recognise monthly passes in some instances. This meant it was either deducting the fare from the passenger’s account or not working at all.//
//E-scooters will be banned for anyone aged under 18, under proposals agreed by the Government.
It was also agreed that hi-vis jackets and helmets will also be mandatory for all e-scooter use.
This will take effect in August.
Later this year, legislation will be introduced to treat e-scooters as mechanically propelled vehicles and there will be a requirement for licensing and registration.
This will also prohibit the sale of scooters to minors and the sale of scooters that do not meet the legal requirements for use on public roads.//