Cork LUAS That Hasn't Been Built Already Winning Awards

10th Nov 2026

Cork’s long-delayed light rail system, which will not be operational until at least the early 2030’s, is going to be so good that it is already pre-emptively winning awards. 

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) awarded the Cork Luas Team, who operate from an office in Stoneybatter in Dublin, the award at their recent Rail Link 2026Awards night at the exclusive Fota Island resort while they also picked up a commendation at the Global Light Rail awards.

It is understood that TII officials, who have access to the country’s only time travel machine (a disused Telecom Eireann phone-box attached to nuclear powered engine of a 1984 Deccie O’Brien coach), returned from 2036 and were so taken by the city’s light rail system that they decided to give it an award.  

Unconfirmed reports from the time travelling officials have raised alarms as they revealed the final cost of the 20km project will balloon from the current estimate of €2.5 billion to over €150 trillion as BAM take over the project in 2032.

In more positive news, their expedition to 2036 also revealed that it looked like the National Children’s Hospital was set to open “within six months” in time for the visit of US-Russian President Vladimir Putin.