Half Of People In Favour Pedestrianising Areas In Dun Laoghaire

Also in your business news, taxi drivers say changes for cabs at Dublin Airport will reduce availability.

A controversial plan to remove traffic and add pedestrianised areas in Dun Laoghaire in Dublin has got the backing of more than half of people.

54% are in favour of the Living Streets scheme, 35% say they don't support the project, while 10% would back it with certain changes.

More than 7,000 submissions were made as part of the public consultation on the project that will involve rerouting buses, changing traffic flows on the seafront and removing cars from certain streets.

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Taxi drivers say changes for cabs at Dublin Airport will reduce availability and increase wait times for passengers.

A new pre-booked taxi permit system will kick in next week that will be needed by drivers if they want to take fares.

They won't be able to accept both immediate and advance booking requests while on the grounds of the airport.

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Looking at today's Currency Markets, €1 buys you £0.85 and $1.07
While the ISEQ Index of Irish Shares is at 9,401, up 0.94% since the opening.

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