{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/68a83ddfe2f63983a784ab26?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dart Expansion to Drogheda Approved in Move to Supercharge Commuter Capacity - 22/08/2025","description":"<p>Plans to significantly increase commuter capacity on train services between Drogheda, Co Louth and Dublin city, including the electrification of the existing rail line, have been given the go ahead.</p><p><br></p><p>An Coimisiún Pleanála, the planning authority, gave approval for the Dart+ Coastal North Railway Order, in a decision announced on Thursday.</p><p><br></p><p>Construction of the new infrastructure could take up to three years, subject to funding availability.</p><p><br></p><p>Corporate Communications Executive at Irish Rail, Jane Cregan, spoke to us this morning on The Agenda to tell us more about this. </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}