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Dublin Bus - or less well known by the Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. See IPA in Unicode if you have display problems. Irish (Gaeilge) is a Goidelic language spoken in Ireland and in small communities in Canada and Argentina. Irish is constitutionally recognised as the first official language... Irish language name Bus Átha Cliath - provides an extensive bus network of nearly 200 routes in the Dublins Hapenny Bridge. Beyond it, the dome of the 18th century Custom House and Liberty Hall, the citys tallest building. Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath in Irish) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast... City of Dublin and the greater Dublin (Irish Áth Cliath) is the county that contains the City of Dublin, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland. County Dublin is located on the east coast of Ireland in the province of Leinster. The county is the third smallest county in Ireland with a land... County Dublin area. Dublin Bus, established in 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental change Varroa destructor, an invasive parasite is found in the US October 15 - Hurricane force winds cause extensive damage in southern England. January January 1 - Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories, changes its name to Iqaluit. In 1999... 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann. Dublin Bus provides radial, cross-city and peripheral routes; it has 3,123 staff and 1,020 buses (April 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001).


Dublin Bus operates a "Nitelink" service of approximately 24 routes overnight between Monday and Saturday, with the greatest service frequency being on Friday and Saturday nights - normal fares do not apply on Nitelink buses.


On February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 313 days remaining, 314 in leap years. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria 1431 - The trial of Joan of Arc begins. 1743 - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson 1804 - The... 21 February 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004 at Wellington Quay, Dublin, an accident occurred involving a collision between two of the company's buses, in which five people were killed and seventeen injured.


Since the opening of the Luas (Irish for speed) — also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System — currently encompasses two unconnected on-street light rail transit systems in Dublin, Ireland. Originally under the organisation of Córas Iompair Éireann, the project was moved to the Railway Procurement Agency [1... Luas For specific light rail systems, many of which use the words light rail as part of their name, see list of light rail transit systems. A train of Light Rail, KCRC, Hong Kong. A METRORail train approaching Preston Station in downtown Houston, Texas, USA. The O-Train, the diesel light... tram system Dublin Bus has lost approximately 30% of its passengers in adjacent Tallaght (Tamhlacht in Irish) is a large suburban area in the administrative county of South Dublin, Ireland. Institute of Technology, Tallaght is a large Regional Technical College located in the area. Tallaght is Middle Irish for plague grave, and is mentioned in Lebor Gabála Érenn (or Book Of Invasions... Tallaght and Sandyford (Irish: Áth an Ghainimh) is an area in County Dublin, Ireland. Located on Dublins Southside, the township is the end destination for the Luas tram systems line B (or green line). See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland Categories: Ireland geography stubs | Towns and... Sandyford routes to the city center, as the tram system is seen as a more effective option to buses.


See Also

  • The following page lists Irish companies according to their sector. The public companies (PLCs) have the Stock Exchange which they are listed on in brackets afterwards. All other entries are LTDs. Some entries such as O2 Ireland and Intel Ireland are subsidiaries of foreign companies. These subsidiaries are... List of Irish companies

External links

  • Official site - Dublin Bus (http://www.dublinbus.ie)


Córas Iompair Éireann

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Dublin’s public transport system is a bus and rail network, although a new network of 40 trams is currently being introduced by Luas Light Rail Lines (tel: (01) 646 3400; website: www.luas.ie), with two lines currently in operation.
Bus tha Cliath (Dublin Bus) runs the city bus services (tel: (01) 873 4222; website: www.dublinbus.ie), which operate daily 0600-2330, with a night bus service (Nitelink) running daily 0030-0430.
Bus fares vary according to the number of stops: one to three stops cost 1.80, four to seven stops cost 2.60, eight to 13 stops cost 3, 14 stops and over cost 3.50 (concessions available).
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