Title: Transport in Ireland - Wikipedia
Headings: Transport in Ireland
Transport in Ireland
Contents
Railways
Road transport
Roads and cars in Ireland
Bus services
Modal share
Waterways
Pipelines
Ports and harbours
Mercantile Marine
Aviation
Airport passenger numbers
Gateway Irish Urban Reference Destination Distances
See also
Footnotes
References
External links

Content: Distance and speed limit signs in Northern Ireland use imperial units in common with the rest of the United Kingdom. Historically, land owners developed most roads and later turnpike trusts collected tolls so that as early as 1800 Ireland had a 16,100 kilometres (10,000 mi) road network. In 2005 the Irish Government launched Transport 21, a plan envisaging the investment of €34 billion in transport infrastructure from 2006 until 2015. Several road projects were progressed but the economic crisis that began in 2008–09 has prevented its full implementation. Between 2011 and 2015, diesel cars constituted 70% of new cars. In 2015, 27 new cars per 1,000 inhabitants were registered in Ireland, the same as the EU average. Bus services
Ireland's first mail coach services were contracted with the government by John Anderson with William Bourne in 1791 who also paid to improve the condition of the roads. The system of mail coaches, carriages and "bians" was further developed by Charles Bianconi, based in Clonmel, from 1815 as a fore-runner of the modern Irish public transportation system. State-owned Bus Éireann (Irish Bus) currently provides most bus services in the Republic of Ireland, outside Dublin, including an express coach network connecting most cities in Ireland, along with local bus services in the provincial cities. Bus Átha Cliath ( Dublin Bus ), a sister company of Bus Éireann, provides most of the bus services in Dublin, with some other operators providing a number of routes.