National/International Photos



Minister Dempsey met Paul O'Sullivan and Pat Rowan on the 11/08/09



This was held in Croke Park on Thursday the 17th of September 2009



The tracklaying of Citywest Extension took place on Wednesday 23/09/2009



Fianna Fail and the Green Party reached an agreement on a new programme for government after more than 60 hours of talks.



Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey was joined by the Chairman of CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann Dr John Lynch to mark the first track being laid on the DUnboyne Commuter Railway at Hansfield Station on the 30/10/2009.



This was held on the 18th of October in Co. Kildare



Christmas Anti Drink Driving Campaign with President Mary McAlese on 25/11/2009



This was held in the National College of Ireland on 08/12/09



James Flood and Minister Noel Dempsey campaign to "keep to race in its place". Please see video uploaded 18/12/09.



The new 56km stretch of the M6 runs from Ballinasloe to the outskirts of Galway city. It was launched 18/12/09



This was a Joint Cycling Seminar organised by the Embassy of the Netherlands & the Department of Transport at the Royal College of Physicians, Wednesday, 27th January 2010.



Minister Noel Dempsey presented road safety awards to children in Dublin Castle 02/02/2010



Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey TD, together with his Northern Ireland counter-part Minister Conor Murphy MLA announced the preferred route for the A5 road between Derry and the Border. 21st July 2009



Minister with the Cork City Manager, Joe Gavin, from the Minister's opening of the Midleton rail line 30th of July 2009. 



This was held on the 15th of July at Kilmainham Hospital



Friday the 31st of July, Fern, Co. Wexford



Minister Noel Dempsey visited Shay Murtagh (Precast) Ltd on Tuesday the 4th of August in Raharney, Co. Westmeath. The Minister learned about the Rainwater Harvesting System in Ireland.



This was hosted by the Road Safety Authority at Dublin Castle on the 12th of October 2009.



This was held in Buswells Hotel on Thursday 15/10/09



On Friday October 16th 2009 it was a historic day for Ireland West Airport Knock as Minister for Transport Mr. Noel Dempsey officially opened the new Airport Terminal 



This was held in Aungier Street on 29/10/2009



This was held in the Shelbourne Hotel on 04/11/2009



The Minister for Transport, Mr Noel Dempsey T.D. held discussions with Ms. Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security, on the implementation of the Ireland-U.S. preclearance agreement. 29/06/09



The official opening took place on May the 1st 2009 in Claregalway.



This meeting took place at the Phoenix Park on the 06th of July 2009



A lot of people attended the Ógra summer school in Derry



This was held in the Radisson SAS Golden Lane, Dublin 8



The Minister opened the N4 Lucan Bypass upgrade on the 06th July 2009



Minister Noel Dempsey visited the Drogheda Coast Guard Unit and launched their new 5.8m Humber, Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB). 21st of July 2009.



Launch of the Hybrid-Electric Bus



M8 Road Opening Ceremony on December the 8th



Minister Dempsey was in Navan on the 19th of December at the introduction of the Republic of Ireland’s first accessible double deck commuter coach



The Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey T.D., today launched Ireland’s First National Cycle Policy Framework.



Minister Noel Dempsey with Mr Jose Tamariz of Eurolink PPP Company for the M3 Motorway at the site of the tunnels in place for the new Clonsilla to Pace Railway.



The Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey TD, published a report on the cost and efficiency review of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann carried out on his behalf by a Deloitte led consortium.



Minister Noel Dempsey launches the "Smarter Travel - A Sustainable Transport Future".



A project briefing took place on the current project status of the Limerick Tunnel due for completion in 2010.



CityJet Air France expand's it's Shannon to Paris route



Minister Noel Dempsey speaking at the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis



The Launch of James Kilcoyne's local election campaign on the 7th of March in the Abbeyfield Hotel, Co. Roscommon



John Brown TD, Colm Eustace, CEO Glanbia Agribusiness and Eugene Woodbyrne General Manager of Eilish Oils with Minister Noel Dempsey



This conference was held in the Carlton Hotel at Dublin Airport



Picture from the Loch Gorman Arms - Fianna Fail Launch Local Election Candidates



The annual Fianna Fáil Easter Rising 1916 Commemoration was held on Sunday the 26th of April.



The draw took place on Wednesday 25th of March. All proceeds raised will be used to support local and European campaigns.



Minister Noel Dempsey officially opened the new Dublin Road Bus Lane on the 1st of May 2009.



Fianna Fail members at the official launch of the Edenderry town council campaign



The West on track bi-annual conference took place at the McWilliam Park Hotel & Conference Centre in Claremorris on May the 1st 2009.



Local Fianna Fail election launch in Rustic Inn Abbeyshrule, Co. Longford



The Nail & Beauty Lounge took over four years to create and was officially opened in April. This picture features Emma Dempsey with Minister Noel Dempsey



The awards took place in Taylors Hall, Back Lane in Dublin 8. The Minister stated: "By 2012 I want to see 265,000 school kids safely walking, cycling or taking public transport to school".



This was launched by Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey on Monday the 18th of May



The official opening took place on Friday the 08th of May. This is the first Transport 21 funded station to open in 2009. 



This took place on the 14th of May.



The launch of the Fianna Fáil local elections in the Marrion Hotel, Dublin on the 19th of May.



Minister Dempsey met Jim Fitzpatrick the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport on the 21st of May 2009.



Launch of the Ollie Fox, Launch of Election Campaign on the 08/05/09



This took place on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th of February.



This took place on the 25th of May 2009. Here is the Minister is standing beside the Mayor of Midleton



The official opening was on the 25th of May 2009



Minister Noel Dempsey cycling with Liz O'Donnell



The Midleton rail line to Cork was originally opened in 1859, and a passenger service was provided for over 100 years.



National Bike Week is taking place from the 14-21 of June 2009



Since the announcement of National Bike Week, a steady stream of events have been organised right around the country - by local cycling groups, local authorities and State and semi-State bodies.   More are being posted as they come to attention on www.bikeweek.ie.



This meeting took place in Westpark, Shannon on the 19/06/09



Meeting with the Guernsey Ministers and CEO and management of CityJet on Wednesday 3rd December.



Minister of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan and the Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey at the Joint Announcement On Electric Cars



Minister Noel Dempsey launched a new Airport Driving School training centre in Finglas.



Minister Noel Dempsey and Secretary Michael Chertoff sign major Inter Governmental Agreement on full Pre-Clearance facilities for Shannon and Dublin Airports.



Minister Noel Dempsey meets Minister Conor Murphy at the Bilateral meeting to discuss North/South Transport issues.



OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEW HEADQUARTERS & LAUNCH OF IRHA DVD on the 20/08/2008



Opening of Clondalkin Fonthill Station



Cityjet’s new €200 million investment programme



Launch of Gocar and Avego



Opening of the new extension for Waterford Port Company



Veolia Transport Ireland



Opening of Park West and Cherry Orchard Station



Official opening of the international cargo services facility



Launch of Atlantic Way Vision 2020



N9 Carlow Bypass opening



The Planes, Trains and Automobiles – national photographic archive exhibition



Opening of the N6 Kilbeggan to Athlone Road Scheme



Launch of www.2030vision.ie



50 new buses



An Taisce Green-schools Travel postcard competition 2008



New Cabinet



50th anniversary of the first Aer Lingus transatlantic flight



Mary McAlese visits Trim



Airport Coach services from Tallaght to Dublin Airport



Adblue fuel anti pollutant system, Wicklow



Mary McAlese visits Trim



Dublin Transport Authority Bill



Sustainable travel and transport



2008 national road allocations



New Cityjet Shannon-Paris service



Minister meets New York City speaker Christine Quinn at City Hall, New York



Bus Eireann 24/7 service



Minister Dempsey meets officials at Knock International Airport



Announcement of Railway Order application for phase one of Navan Rail Line



One small step campaign



New Gorey Arklow bypass



Minister Noel Dempsey receives his seal of office from President McAlese



Launch of the 2007 Dublin Bus Community Support Programme



Minister Dempsey and Padraig Harrington at the reception to honour Padraig Harrington’s recent British open



Bertie Ahern visits Trim



Launch of “Last Mile Broadband”



Arbour Hill 1916 Commemoration Ceremony with cabinet colleagues



Launch of the national biofuel policy



Fianna Fail on investing in the industries and jobs of the future



National broadband strategy



The next steps forward on Taxation



Launch of Marine Institutes functional foods initiative



Minister Dempsey at a business dinner in the Old Danley Lodge Hotel, Athboy



Minister Dempsey launches phase two of the Digital Terrestial Television Trial



Noel Dempsey, T.D. launches the Power of One Street Campaign



Summerhill Active Retirement Celebration



Noel Dempsey interviewed for ITU TV in Hong Kong



Our Lady’s Bower School in Athlone visit the Dáil



Minister Dempsey turns on the energy efficient Christmas lights at Smithfield



Official opening of the extension to An Post parcel processing hub in Portlaoise, Co. Laois



Noel Dempsey meets Severiano Ballesteros



the opening of the Belfast office of TG4



Launch of wireless local area network for the Leinster House Campaign



Noel Dempsey on board the drill-shop, Joides Resolution at Dublin Port



Greener Homes Initiative



Launch of the digital terrestrial television pilot



Opening of the new National Marine Headquarters, Co.Cork



Launch of the Breifne project, Cavan



Chinese Delegation at Adtec teo event



Noel Dempsey and cabinet collegues at Green paper launch



The Minister visits the Marine Institute in Galway



Noel Dempsey goes to Austria with President Mary McAlese



Minister Dempsey visits Tallaght schools



Loretto Girls School in Navan launch a road safety initiative



Minister Dempsey meets the Norwegian Minister for Transport



Noel Dempsey meets golfer Jack Nicklaus



Noel Dempsey launches the ‘3 Irelands’ new prepay service



Noel Dempsey at the 80th anniversary of Fianna Fail



Noel Dempsey launches the new ocean energy strategy



Launch of the Irish Cellular Industry Association’s (ICIA) Code of practice for regulating content and service on mobile phones



ICL 10 year celebrations in Carlow



Launch of the online exhibition reflecting RTE’s coverage of the Golden Jubilee of the 1916 Easter Rising.



Greener Homes Scheme



02’2 and the abolition of roaming charges



Transport 21 meeting



This was held on the 29th of August in Co. Cork