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All adults aged 19 to 23 are eligible for the new Young Adult Leap Card launching tomorrow. The...

Eligibility continues up to the day before their 24th birthday. For anyone who currently has a Student Leap Card, no action is required. The cardholders will avail of half-price fares on all public transport services across the country.

Adult fares will cost €3.90 one way when using the Leap from Mallow to Cork Kent, and €1.95 for young adults in what the National Transport Authority called a “ ...

This means that passengers will be able to travel from Mallow to Cork Kent or any other station within the commuter area for as little as €3.90 on Leap for Adults and just €1.95 for Young Adults.” Data released in October 2018 showed that there were over 160,000 tickets sold on the Mallow to Cork line from 2016 to September 2018. The NTA said: “One new zone will be created allowing passengers to travel from Mallow to Cork and all other stations in the commuter area for fares which are similar to that of the Short Hop Zone in Dublin. New zonal Leap fares will be introduced for all passenger types including Young Adults throughout the commuter area.

Fares on Dublin Bus, Luas, Go Ahead Ireland and Irish Rail's DART and commuter services in the Greater Dublin Area will drop by 20% for the remainder of 2022.

"This fare cut is unprecedented and quite radical. The 20% reduction in public transport fares was announced by the Government in February as part of a package of measures to help ease the cost of living The minister said the 50% fare reduction for young adults announced in Budget 2022 was designed to make public transport "become a habit of a lifetime" for this age cohort and to make day to day life a bit more affordable.

The reduced fares apply to journeys on Dublin Bus, Iarnrod Éireann, Bus Éireann, Luas, Go-Ahead and Local Link.

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman added: “The 50% across-the-board cut in the cost of transport fares for young people will have a real and positive impact for so many. I’m thrilled to see this going into effect, especially as this is an idea which came from young people for young people. Student Card Holders will automatically be charged the lower fares from tomorrow.

Mallow is now being brought into the commuter rail fares area in Cork. This means that a student or young adult can travel from Mallow to any station within the ...

This is particularly the case for the Young Adult Card scheme that has essentially been designed from scratch and fully implemented within a matter of a few months. Once the customer has received the Young Adult Card, they can use it on all relevant public transport services. “This fare cut is unprecedented and quite radical. For holders of a current Student Leap Card, no action is required. “There’s particularly good news for rail commuters in Cork with Mallow being brought into the commuter rail fares area in Cork. This means that a student or young adult can travel from Mallow to any station within the Cork commuter area for just €1.95 when paying with Leap. Mallow is now being brought into the commuter rail fares area in Cork. This means that a student or young adult can travel from Mallow to any station within the Cork commuter area for just €1.95 when paying with Leap.