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A luas tram at St Stephen's Green stop with a 'not in service' sign as people wait in the rain, some with umbrellas

Approval granted for Luas extension to Finglas in Dublin

An Coimisiún Pleanála has approved the extension of the Luas network in north Dublin.

Luas operator incurs €21.1m loss for last year

The operator of the Luas in Dublin recorded pre-tax losses of €21.19m last year due mainly to a €20.75m onerous contract lease provision.

Business • 13 Oct

LUAS operator's losses narrow by 61% to €3.53m in 2023

A LUAS tram set alight and severely damaged during the Dublin Riots of November 2023 will not be back in service until the beginning of next year.

Business • 16 Jul

Plans for new Luas lines should be accelerated - TII

An ambitious plan for the future of Luas in Dublin would see development of two new circular lines that would run on the outskirts of the city centre.

Business • 01 Jul

The court heard the damage to the tram was estimated at just under €5m

Bail revoked for man who started fire during Dublin riots

A 20-year-old man who started a fire on a Luas tram during the Dublin riots has been remanded in custody after having his bail revoked at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Dublin • 28 May

Luas carried an estimated 54 million passengers in 2024

Atm and Alstom bid for Luas maintenance contract

France's Alstom and Italy's Atm Group (Azienda Trasporti Milanesi) have announced a strategic joint venture to bid for the upcoming renewal of the Luas Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract in Dublin.

Business • 20 May

More than half of the 2023 penalties were levied on Dublin Bus

NTA withheld €17.9m from transport operators last year

The National Transport Authority last year imposed cumulative financial penalties of €17.9m on transport operators, with Dublin Bus accounting for more than half the total.

Business • 23 Aug 24

The annual Canal Cordon Report shows a 26% increase in passengers on Luas services to 13,348 last year

58% of Dublin commuters used public transport last year

The proportion of people using public transport to access Dublin city reached its highest ever level last year with almost six out of every 10 commuters taking buses, trains and trams for their journey.

Business • 28 Jun 24

NTA figures show complaints about anti-social behaviour reached 2,159 last year

Luas anti-social behaviour complaints doubled last year

Complaints about anti-social behaviour on Luas services more than doubled in 2023 to reach their highest level in a decade.

Dublin • 18 Jun 24

Currently, LUAS is operated by French firm, Transdev Dublin Light Rail Limited.

TII put estimated value of €1.75bn on new LUAS contract

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has put an estimated value of €1.75 billion on the new LUAS operation and maintenance contract.

Business • 04 Apr 24

Operating losses at Transdev Dublin Light Rail Ltd increased by 13% to €3.07m in 2020.

Luas operator incurred 'significant losses' due to Covid

The operator of Dublin's Luas light rail tram system has incurred "significant losses" as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic delaying the implementation of a transformation plan for the firm designed to cut costs.

Business • 05 Mar 24

A detailed analysis of the old light rail vehicles revealed a "service affecting failure" was occurring every 28 days

TII advised not to prolong life of 40 Luas trams

The operators of light rail networks in other countries strongly advised Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) against any attempt to prolong the life of forty Luas trams that have been in service for over twenty years.

Business • 03 Oct 23

The number of bus journeys in the week starting August 28 jumped by 20% compared to 2019 and by 19% compared to the same time last year, today's CSO figures show

Bus trips outside of Dublin up 20% on pre-Covid 2019

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of people taking the bus remained above pre-pandemic levels at the end of August.

Business • 19 Sep 23

The existing Luas network consists of 44km of track in Dublin which is serviced by 81 Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs).

TII set to spend €300m on new Luas trams

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is set to spend an estimated €300 million on new Luas trams.

Business • 30 Aug 23

Annual Average Daily Traffic for the M50 eFlow Toll in 2021 was 123,667 trips

M50 toll income rose 13% last year as traffic recovered

Toll income on the country's busiest road, the M50, surged 13% to €140 million last year as traffic volumes recovered from the early phases of the pandemic.

Business • 18 Aug 22

There was a 28% reduction in the average number of vehicles going through the M50's eFlow toll last year

Road toll and Luas revenue down due to pandemic

The "unprecedented impact on traffic volumes" from Covid-19 in 2020 sent national toll revenues plummeting by €93m to €259m last year.

Business • 27 Aug 21

Dublin Bus said the level of anti-social behaviour is relatively low

Survey highlights women's fears using public transport

The Minister for Transport has said he will examine how a sense of safety can be increased on public transport.

Ireland • 18 Mar 21

Fall in number of 'emergency break' incidents

Luas in 'back to basics' call over road safety

Luas wants people, especially children, to get back to basics on road safety due to changes in road use around Dublin because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ireland • 23 Jul 20

The average capacity of a Luas tram is now 15%

Social distancing changes public transport capacity

Public transport capacity has been greatly reduced because of social distancing measures but as Covid-19 restrictions ease and businesses gradually reopen, the demand for buses, trains and trams will increase.

Coronavirus • 12 May 20

The road is closed while Dublin Fire Brigade attends the scene (pic: @DubFireBrigade)

Luas and truck collide in Dublin city

A truck and Luas have collided at the junction of Queen Street and Benburb Street in Dublin city.

Dublin • 30 Mar 20

Anne Graham said more investment was still needed in infrastructure to reduce journey times

'Largest ever' increase in public transport use in 2019

The CEO of the National Transport Authority has said 2019 saw the largest increase ever in public transport users – with a 9% rise in passenger journeys.

Ireland • 08 Jan 20

Tributes have been paid to Cormac Ó Braonáin who had recently been elected as Chair of Labour Youth

Tributes paid to 19-year-old killed in Luas collision

The young man who died following a collision with a LUAS tram in Dublin has been named as Cormac Ó Braonáin.

Ireland • 16 Dec 19

Pre-tax losses at Laus last year soared by 352% from €609,301 to €2.755m

Despite higher passenger numbers, Luas losses mount up

Pre-tax losses at the operator of the Luas last year increased more than four fold to €2.75 million in spite of record numbers using the service.

Business • 27 Nov 19

Dublin Bus and Go Ahead did not have statistics on racist incidents

Lack of statistics on racist incidents a 'big problem'

The National Transport Authority has called for a better reporting system of racist incidents on public transport.

Ireland • 09 Aug 19

Maintenance staff are working to fix a technical fault (File picture)

Luas green line services resume after technical fault

Services have resumed on all of the Luas green line following major disruption earlier today.

Dublin • 13 Jul 19