All adults aged 19 to 23 are eligible for the new Young Adult Leap Card launching tomorrow. The cardholders will avail of half-price fares on all public transport services across the country. Eligibility continues up to the day before their 24th birthday.
For anyone who currently has a Student Leap Card, no action is required. They can continue to pay for their journey by Leap, and the reduced fare will be deducted from their card in the normal way.
However, non-student young adults looking to access the lower fares will need to apply for a Young Adult Leap Card. They can do so by applying online when the portal opens on Monday the 9th of May.
Commenting on the new card, Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said:
"I really wanted to make public transport more attractive for young people, so that using public transport could become a habit of a lifetime.
I also wanted to go some way to supporting young people, by making day-to-day life a little bit more affordable.
This fare cut is unprecedented and quite radical.
But I believe strongly that it’s the way we need to go if we are serious about putting low-carbon transport at the heart of our efforts to build a sustainable future and if we want to bring people, and particularly young people, with us on that journey.”
Customers aged under 19, already benefit from the Child 16-18 Leap Card, which is valid up to the day before their 19th birthday.
From tomorrow all other customers will see their transport fares drop by
The Transport For Ireland's 90-Minute Fare, introduced last year, will fall to 2.00 euro for adults and 65 cents for children.
Last month the 20 percent reduction was introduced on public transport outside of Dublin.
These measures are part of the Government's package announced in February to tackle Ireland's rising cost of living.
