Public transport in Dublin. Chaos - close to breakdown?

Is it my imagination or am I reading about major delays on trains/Luas etc on an almost daily basis? I'm hearing from friends and colleagues stuck on DARTs between stations for the last few hours this evening (Thursday 28/11) Seemed to be something similar yesterday and earlier this week.

Added to that, the M50 seems to be on a knife-edge, with almost daily incidents causing serious delays and tailbacks.

Traffic on the main routes into Dublin and even within leafy suburbia is increasingly at a standstill at junctions and crossroads (with cycle lanes and the shutting down of left turning filter lanes appearing to be the main cause.)

I'm also seeing large crowds regularly left standing at bus stops on the N11 (e.g Cornelscourt) in the mornings as packed buses go past without stopping. It seems to be just as bad at major stops towards town - Brewery Road for example always seems to have crowds waiting as busses sail past full. (Can't wait to see the confusion and chaos that'll inevitably arise when the postponed new routes kick in during January!)

Apols for the Dublin-centric focus here - I believe traffic in Galway and Cork is no picnic either.