Figures released under freedom of information legislation by the National Transport Authority show the highest fare evasion rates in 2024 were on DART and commuter rail services with 6.9 per cent of passengers not having a valid ticket for their journey.

Leanne Kelly, 34, who is from Wicklow but of no fixed abode, was accused of torching the bus on O'Connell Bridge.

There was a threat against a bus driver by a man ‘who appeared to be wielding a gun’, a union has said.

The workers who are members of SIPTU are looking for equal pay with another group on a higher grade.

The 24-hour E1 and E2 services become operational in January as part of phase 6a of the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) BusConnects Network Redesign in Dublin.

Sean Mc Millan, (31) of Ashgrove, The Baskins, Cloughran, has been directed to pay it off at the rate of €50 a week and it will take him almost 20 years to do so.

This comes after complaints from passengers about disappearing services in the greater Dublin area

The incident happened in Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, on May 29th 2024

Routes to be introduced in Phase 6a will serve communities between Dublin Airport, north Dublin, the city centre, south Dublin, Dun Laoghaire, and north Wicklow.

Dublin Bus will have 45 additional departures and night service routes on specified dates.

The court heard the man bit his former partner on the cheek and on the wrist, dragged her onto a bus, hit her and threatened to kill her

Attendees will meet with female drivers and inspectors, who will share their personal stories and insights about life on the road

He was speaking as Dublin Bus said it will deploy security guards across services amid a sharp increase in incidents of anti-social behaviour.

The number of reported incidents of anti-social behaviour on Dublin Bus services has doubled since 2019.

Valid tickets are being accepted on Dublin Bus services for the duration of the disruptions

Sonia Connolly (37) is accused of violent disorder on a bus in Dublin last May

Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of a single-vehicle traffic collision on the N11 in Stillorgan, Co Dublin.

The results, which highlight fare evasion rates on public transport bus companies over an 18-month period to June 2023, were released under freedom of information legislation.