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Real Time Ireland app integrates national transport services

A new app that integrates real-time arrival information for Ireland’s national travel services all in one place, the Real Time Ireland app, is now available for free, for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. The Real Time Ireland app shows combined transport updates from Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Luas, DART and Irish Rail and allows users to set alerts to inform them when their bus is ten minutes, twenty minutes or thirty minutes away from a certain bus stop. For GPS-enabled devices, it can also inform users w
June 28, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
A new app that integrates real-time arrival information for Ireland’s national travel services all in one place, the Real Time Ireland app, is now available for free, for iPhone, iPad and 1812 Android devices.

The Real Time Ireland app shows combined transport updates from Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Luas, DART and Irish Rail and allows users to set alerts to inform them when their bus is ten minutes, twenty minutes or thirty minutes away from a certain bus stop.  For GPS-enabled devices, it can also inform users when they are approaching a particular bus stop.

“The Real Time Ireland app makes it easier for people to check when a Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, DART, Train or Luas is due – in one convenient service. And this isn’t a Dublin-only service – it’s nationwide,” said Gerry Murphy, CEO of the National Transport Authority.

Murphy added that combining live information services across several transport operators is a complex process. The National Transport Authority developed the app in partnership with 7086 Dublin City Council and together they worked with transport companies and local authorities.

Public Transport Minister, Alan Kelly, has welcomed the development of the app, and said transport users now have all the real-time travel information available in Ireland “literally at the touch of a button”.

“As minister, I have been extremely keen to embrace new technology to improve the transport experience and this app is yet another example of this being done,” Kelly added.

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