A Monaghan Senator has welcomed today's announcement that children aged 5 to 8 will now be eligible for free travel on all Transport for Ireland (TFI) services.
From today, some 263,000 children, between 5 and 8 years old, nationwide can travel free with a TFI Leap Card.
The scheme applies to all TFI public transport services, including Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Go-Ahead Ireland, Iarnród Éireann, and LUAS. Children under 5 already travel free, and this expansion ensures no child is charged for public transport until their ninth birthday.
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Speaking to Northern Sound Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher explained the significance of this.
