Editing Republic of Ireland (section)

===Transport===
{{Main|Transport in Ireland|Rail transport in Ireland|Roads in Ireland}}

The country's three main [[international airport]]s at [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]], [[Shannon Airport|Shannon]] and [[Cork Airport|Cork]] serve many European and intercontinental routes with scheduled and [[Air charter|chartered]] flights. The London to Dublin air route is the ninth busiest international air route in the world, and also the busiest international air route in Europe, with 14,500 flights between the two in 2017.<ref name="second-busiest"/><ref>{{cite news |archive-date=10 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110130714/https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/dublin-london-named-europes-busiest-11827578 |url-status=live |date=10 January 2018 |title=Dublin to London named Europe's busiest air route in new OAG report |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/dublin-london-named-europes-busiest-11827578 |access-date=30 January 2018 |first=Anita |last=McSorley |work=[[Irish Mirror]]}}</ref> In 2015, 4.5&nbsp;million people took the route, at that time, the world's second-busiest.<ref name="second-busiest">{{cite news|last1=O'Halloran|first1=Barry|title=Dublin-London second-busiest route in world|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/dublin-london-second-busiest-route-in-world-1.2508617|access-date=18 January 2018|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=25 January 2016|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604175949/http://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/dublin-london-second-busiest-route-in-world-1.2508617|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Aer Lingus]] is the flag carrier of Ireland, although [[Ryanair]] is the country's largest airline. Ryanair is Europe's largest low-cost carrier,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/04/16/business-eu-iceland-volcano-ryanair_7521491.html?boxes=Homepagebusinessnews |title=Ash makes Ryanair cancel flights until Monday |archive-date=19 April 2010 |via=[[Wayback Machine]] |work=[[Forbes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419141444/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/04/16/business-eu-iceland-volcano-ryanair_7521491.html?boxes=Homepagebusinessnews |date=16 April 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> the second largest in terms of passenger numbers, and the world's largest in terms of international passenger numbers.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[International Air Transport Association]] |year=2008 |title=WATS Scheduled Passengers Carried 53rd Edition |url=http://www.iata.org/ps/publications/wats-passenger-carried.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323213100/http://www.iata.org/ps/publications/wats-passenger-carried.htm |archive-date=23 March 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Trains, Heuston Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 4947840.jpg|thumb|[[Iarnród Éireann]] trains at [[Dublin Heuston railway station|Heuston station]]]]
Railway services are provided by [[Iarnród Éireann]] (Irish Rail), which operates all internal [[InterCity (Irish Rail)|intercity]], [[commuter]] and [[freight]] railway services in the country. Dublin is the centre of the network with two main stations, [[Dublin Heuston railway station|Heuston station]] and [[Dublin Connolly railway station|Connolly station]], linking to the country's cities and main towns. The [[Enterprise (train)|Enterprise]] service, which runs jointly with [[Northern Ireland Railways]], connects Dublin and [[Belfast]]. The whole of Ireland's mainline network operates on track with a [[Track gauge in Ireland|gauge of {{convert|5|ft|3|in|mm|abbr=on}}]], which is unique in Europe and has resulted in distinct rolling stock designs. Dublin's public transport network includes the [[Dublin Area Rapid Transit|DART]], [[Luas]], [[Dublin Bus]], and [[dublinbikes]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eu2013.ie/ireland-and-the-presidency/about-ireland/welcometoireland/travellingarounddublinandireland/ | work = Ireland and the EU Presidency | publisher = eu2013.ie | title = Travelling around Dublin and Ireland | access-date = 28 July 2020 | archive-date = 28 July 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200728205851/http://eu2013.ie/ireland-and-the-presidency/about-ireland/welcometoireland/travellingarounddublinandireland/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

[[Motorways in the Republic of Ireland|Motorways]], [[national primary road]]s and [[national secondary road]]s are managed by [[Transport Infrastructure Ireland]], while [[regional road (Ireland)|regional roads]] and [[Local roads in Ireland|local roads]] are managed by the local authorities in each of their respective areas. The road network is primarily focused on the capital, but motorways connect it to other major Irish cities including Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transport21.ie/What_Is_Transport_21/Transport_21/What_is_Transport_21.html |title=Transport 21 Website – What is Transport 21? |publisher=Transport21.ie |access-date=30 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628025059/http://www.transport21.ie/What_Is_Transport_21/Transport_21/What_is_Transport_21.html |archive-date=28 June 2011}}</ref>

Dublin is served by major infrastructure such as the [[East-Link (Dublin)|East-Link]] and [[West-Link]] toll-bridges, as well as the [[Dublin Port Tunnel]]. The [[Jack Lynch Tunnel]], under the [[River Lee (Ireland)|River Lee]] in Cork, and the [[Limerick Tunnel]], under the [[River Shannon]], were two major projects outside Dublin.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://constructionnews.ie/80-iconic-construction-projects-celebrate-cifs-eight-decades/ | magazine = Construction Magazine | via = constructionnews.ie | title = 80 Iconic Irish Construction Projects | year = 2015 | access-date = 3 December 2019 | archive-date = 3 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200803142823/https://constructionnews.ie/80-iconic-construction-projects-celebrate-cifs-eight-decades/ | url-status = live }}</ref>