List of town tramway systems in the Republic of Ireland


This is a list of town tramway systems in Ireland. It includes all tram systems in Ireland, past and present; cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. The use of the diamond symbol indicates where there were two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track are indicated in the 'Notes' column.
Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Arigna TramwayArignaSteam18871959Operated by the Cavan, Leitrim & Roscommon Light Railway and Tramway Company Limited
Cork Tramways CompanyCorkHorse12 Sep 1872Dec 1875
Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting CompanyCorkElectric2 Dec 189830 Sep 1931Gauge:
Dublin United TramwaysDublinHorse1 Feb 18721901
Dublin United TramwaysDublinElectric16 May 18963 Jul 1949Operation suspended during part of 1944 because of fuel shortage; service restored 2 October 1944.
LuasDublinElectric30 Jun 2004 Light rail
Dublin Southern District Tramways♦ Dublin - Dún Laoghaire - DalkeyHorse17 Mar 1879?Opened in stages, completed 9 July 1885. Taken over by the Dublin United Tramways on 28 September 1896
Dublin Southern District Tramways♦ Dublin - Dún Laoghaire - DalkeySteam??Opened in stages, completed 9 July 1885. Taken over by the Dublin United Tramways on 28 September 1896
Dublin Southern District Tramways♦ Dublin - Dún Laoghaire - DalkeyElectric16 May 18963 Jul 1949Opened in stages, completed 9 July 1885. Taken over by the Dublin United Tramways on 28 September 1896
Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway♦ Dublin - BlessingtonSteam1 Aug 188631 Dec 1932Gauge:
Blessington and Poulaphouca Steam Tramway♦♦ Blessington - PoulaphoucaSteam1 May 18951927
Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway Company♦ Dublin - LucanSteam1 Jun 1881?Gauge:
Opened in stages, completed 1 February 1883.
Dublin and Lucan Electric Tramway Company♦ Dublin - LucanElectric190014 Apr 1940Gauge:
Separate undertaking to 1925.
Lucan, Leixlip & Celbridge Steam Tramway♦♦ Lucan - LeixlipSteam18891900
Lucan & Leixlip Electric Railway♦♦ Lucan - LeixlipElectric19001925
♦ Dublin - HowthElectric26 Jul 190029 Mar 1941
Hill of Howth Tramway♦ Howth HeadElectric17 Jun 19011 Jun 1959Gauge:.
Operation suspended Jun–Sep 1944 because of fuel shortage.
Galway and Salthill TramwayGalway - SalthillHorse18791918Gauge: