Ireland’s transport infrastructure is on the precipice of a new era. Signals from the new coalition government and the transport industry indicate a move away from planning and towards delivery in transport infrastructure as an essential component in the decarbonisation of the sector.
In its Programme for Government 2025, the Government has acknowledged the accelerated delivery of infrastructure – including transport infrastructure – as a key element of Ireland’s economic competitiveness as well as a major factor in delivering the national climate objective.
Alongside a commitment to accelerate the decarbonisation of transport via modal shift, electrification, and support for the delivery of new transport orientated development, government has promised to enhance connectivity across the island of Ireland.
Meanwhile, the recently announced review of the National Development Plan could accelerate the delivery of Ireland’s existing and strategically important transport infrastructure commitments through an enhanced funding envelope. Simultaneously, the funding requirements of new infrastructure projects, across road, rail, active travel, port, and aviation will also be considered.
In this context, the Transport Ireland 2025 conference will host a variety of expert domestic and international speakers who will comprehensively explore the latest ambitions, challenges, and tangible opportunities for decision-makers and practitioners across the transport sector to accelerate the delivery of sustainable transport infrastructure.
Where
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin
When
Friday 6th
June
Our line up of expert speakers, both domestic and visiting, will examine:
- Accelerating the delivery of sustainable transport infrastructure
- Emerging policy priorities for transport in Ireland
- Strategic transport projects in the revised NDP
- Transport infrastructure priorities for the NI Executive
- Accelerating infrastructure delivery
- Enhancing Ireland’s regional connectivity
- Addressing the vulnerability of and lack of resilience within our transport infrastructure
- Transport and CAP25
- Advancing the avoid, shift, improve framework
- Catalysing modal shift
Event Speakers
Speakers confirmed so far include:
Jack Chambers TD
Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Caoimhín Ó Ciaruáin
Department of Transport
Peter Walsh
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Derval Cummins
AECOM
Andrea Carroll
daa
Garret Doocey
Department of Transport
Karen Kenny
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Séan Sweeney
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Barry Kehoe
Westmeath County Council
Stephen Smyth
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Andrea Lennon
Department of Transport
Dearbhla Lawson
Land Development Agency
Mark Conroy
Iarnród Éireann
Paul Moran
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Brian Caulfield
Trinity College Dublin
Diane Cowin
AECOM
Full programme announced soon!
Sponsorship & Exhibition opportunities
There are a limited number of opportunities for interested organisations to partner with the conference as a sponsor or exhibitor. This is an excellent way for organisations to raise their profile with a key audience of senior decision-makers from across Ireland's transport sector. For more information on packages available and speaking opportunities at the event contact Ciarán Galway on 01 661 3755 or email Ciaran.Galway@eolasmagazine.ie
