Family day out?
Kids will go free on all public transport services, covered by the Leap Card, from Monday 3rd July to Sunday 16th July.
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister Shane Ross and Anne Graham, CEO of the National Transport Authority announced the news this morning.
Free travel will automatically apply to anyone using a Child Leap Card when the card is presented.
The promotion covers a lot of public transport journeys including:
All Dublin Bus scheduled services (excluding Airlink)
All Luas services
All DART services
All Commuter Rail services in Dublin’s “Short Hop Zone”
Bus Éireann services where Leap Card Validators are available. This includes:
Bus Éireann services in Dublin and surrounding counties (Excluding Expressway)
Bus Éireann Services in Cork city, Limerick city, Galway city, and Waterford city
Ashbourne Connect
Speaking about the promotion, Minister Ross said:
“This is a fantastic initiative from the National Transport Authority which I hope will encourage lots of families to avail of public transport this summer.
A festival like the Irish Youth Dance Festival whose performers have kindly joined us today, is a great example of an event that, thanks to this promotion, is now even more accessible to young people and families who choose to use public transport.
I’m sure many of its participants and its audience members will avail of this great deal, and if that means attracting more young people and more families into the city centre to enjoy the great range of cultural, artistic and heritage attractions that we have, then all the better.”
This offer is valid for Child Leap Card 4-15 and Child Leap Card 16-18, (which is valid up to the holder’s 19th birthday), as long as the card has at least 1 cent credit.
If you don’t have a Child Leap Card a limited stock of free 4-15 Child Leap Cards are now available at the following locations:
Dublin Bus Head Office, 59 O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Connolly, Heuston and Pearse Train Stations
Bus Station, Parnell Place, Cork
Bus Station, Ceannt Station, Eyre Square, Galway
Bus Station, Parnell St, Limerick
Bus Station, The Quay, Waterford
