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Transport for Ireland launches NTA's journey planner service

Ireland's National Transport Authority (NTA) has launched a journey planner service via its public transport brand, Transport for Ireland. The service will inform users of the best public transport routes to take in Dublin. At end of June 2012, the website for Journey Planner was launched, along with an application (app) for Android-based smartphones, and an iPhone version will be launched shortly.
July 10, 2012 Read time: 1 min
6165 Ireland's National Transport Authority (NTA) has launched a journey planner service via its public transport brand, Transport for Ireland. The service will inform users of the best public transport routes to take in Dublin. At end of June 2012, the website for Journey Planner was launched, along with an application (app) for Android-based smartphones, and an iPhone version will be launched shortly.

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