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Dublin Economic Monitor DCC

Published by: Dublin City Council
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Updated as of Q4 2025. Dublin Region Economic Indicators to monitor economic development in the Dublin City Region (4 Dublin Local Authorities combined). Data accompanies the quarterly Dublin Economic Monitor Report. Data in separate worksheets includes: National and Dublin Unemployment, Sectoral Employment, Dublin and National ex Dublin Residential Property Price Indexes, Dublin, GDA and Outside GDA Residential Rents Indexes, Dublin housing completions and commencements, Dublin Public Transport Usage, Dublin Airport passenger arrivals, Dublin Port Tonnage.

Disclaimer: ESRI KBC Dublin consumer sentiment: current conditions, future expectations, and overall, are no longer updated. PDF of Dublin Economic Monitor reports available here: www.dublineconomy.ie

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Resource: Data Indicator 8 - PUBLIC TRANSPORT

URL: https://data.smartdublin.ie/dataset/4997223b-13b2-4c97-9e88-cd94c6d35aec/resource/f8db4899-e378-4aa9-9cc8-306b87e692e0/download/indicator8_publictransport_q425.csv

Passenger journeys across Dublin’s public transport network remained elevated in the final quarter of 2025. A total of 70.5 million journeys (SA) were recorded, broadly unchanged QoQ but 2.1% lower YoY, a reflection of the strong outturn in Q4 2024. Performance varied by mode. Bus Éireann recorded the strongest quarterly growth, with journeys rising by 12.6% QoQ (+314,000 SA). Dublin Bus also posted an increase of 2.3% QoQ. In contrast, Irish Rail volumes declined marginally by 1.9% QoQ (-173,000 SA), and Luas journeys fell by 8.1% over the quarter. 2025 marked another record year for public transport usage, with over 281 million journeys (non-SA) undertaken, representing annual growth of 1.7%.

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