#Buses

# buses - Tuesday 29 September, 2020

# Expressway

Transport Minister says NTA will make sure 'no town is left behind' after Bus Éireann axes certain routes

Sep 29th 2020, 10:45 AM 19,612 Views 19 Comments

Eamon Ryan confirmed that €460 million is needed to keep public transport running until the end of the year.

# buses - Monday 17 August, 2020

# Public Transport

Car traffic is slowly returning but public transport is still way down on last year

Aug 17th 2020, 4:11 PM 16,009 Views 35 Comments

At the peak of Covid-19 restrictions traffic was down by about 78%, it’s now down by 16.3% in Dublin and 12.6% elsewhere.

# buses - Thursday 30 January, 2020

# Getting Around

Poll: Should a free public transport system be introduced?

Jan 30th 2020, 8:29 AM 46,833 Views 238 Comments

Solidarity-PBP made the pledge in their climate change manifesto yesterday.

# buses - Wednesday 27 November, 2019

# Facilities

The CSO has measured how far Irish people live from schools, bus stops and GPs

Nov 27th 2019, 9:35 PM 14,974 Views 14 Comments

There is a large difference in distances between rural and urban settings for all services.

# buses - Thursday 17 October, 2019

# Track Record

'It confirms our worst fears about privatisation': Half of Go-Ahead bus routes fail to meet punctuality targets

Oct 17th 2019, 12:05 AM 50,235 Views 119 Comments

The British-owned firm began operating 24 routes in Ireland in September 2018.

# buses - Thursday 12 September, 2019

# Inclusive

All commercial bus services must be wheelchair accessible by 2026 under NTA plans

Sep 12th 2019, 2:26 PM 14,496 Views 29 Comments

If agreed upon and implemented it would mean all vehicles would have to be low-floor wheelchair accessible within the next seven years.

# buses - Saturday 10 August, 2019

# Bus Eireann

Donegal wheelchair user left without accessible bus to Dublin despite booking five days in advance

Aug 10th 2019, 7:15 AM 52,269 Views 47 Comments

Bus Éireann has since apologised and compensated the family, which had to pay for a taxi to the capital.

# buses - Wednesday 10 April, 2019

# Transport

More people are travelling into Dublin city by public transport, but there are fewer cyclists

Apr 10th 2019, 5:35 PM 12,329 Views 53 Comments

The annual Canal Cordon Report for 2018 tracks the mode of transport share of people coming into Dublin.

# buses - Monday 9 July, 2018

# Blue Monday

This is what buses will look like on 24 Dublin routes later this year

Jul 9th 2018, 11:30 AM 68,162 Views 65 Comments

The travel experience will stay largely the same for commuters, the company says.

# buses - Tuesday 12 June, 2018

# Snip Snip

Dublin's radical bus corridor plan explained: How many gardens will be affected? Will my commute improve?

Jun 12th 2018, 3:23 PM 40,689 Views 85 Comments

Road-widening will impact on 1,300 front gardens as part of the NTA’s new plan.

# buses - Thursday 10 May, 2018

# On The Buses

Bus Éireann is looking for nearly 200 new drivers

May 10th 2018, 7:35 AM 33,635 Views 30 Comments

The jobs will be based all over the country.

# buses - Thursday 15 March, 2018

# Clonmel

Bus transfers in operation between Limerick and Waterford due to flooding on train line

Mar 15th 2018, 7:51 PM 9,545 Views 5 Comments

Crews are on site to restore services as quickly as possible.

# buses - Monday 12 March, 2018

# College Green

'There's a cycling agenda here' - debate hots up ahead of planning meeting on Dublin's proposed civic plaza

Mar 12th 2018, 8:45 AM 23,893 Views 175 Comments

The proposed College Green plaza has raised some businesses’ hackles.

# buses - Tuesday 6 March, 2018

# The 139

A new bus route will link Blanchardstown and Naas

Mar 6th 2018, 10:12 AM 26,184 Views 23 Comments

There will be nine services each way, seven days a week.

# buses - Thursday 10 August, 2017

# Tender Is The Night

Dublin Bus has lost out on a tender for 10% of its own routes

Aug 10th 2017, 10:58 AM 45,841 Views 139 Comments

The company had tendered to operate 24 suburban routes over a five-year period.

# buses - Saturday 17 June, 2017

# Spreading The Message

Manspreading is now banned on buses in Madrid

Jun 17th 2017, 5:23 PM 29,941 Views 70 Comments

Buses have been kitted out with stickers banning the habit

# buses - Sunday 28 May, 2017

# Green Light

By 2018, transport fleets like Bus Éireann will have green energy buses

May 28th 2017, 12:05 AM 15,107 Views 30 Comments

Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and school buses will have sustainable-energy buses in their fleet by 2018.

# buses - Saturday 15 April, 2017

# Aleppo

Death toll in Syrian car bomb attack rises to 43

Apr 15th 2017, 6:53 PM 11,946 Views 32 Comments

The attack targeted residents evacuated from the northern towns of Fuaa and Kafraya.

# buses - Friday 14 April, 2017

# Hop On

Dublin Bus is selling 67 of its double-decker buses

Apr 14th 2017, 4:28 PM 40,374 Views 37 Comments

Last year the company added more than 100 new buses to the fleet.

# buses - Thursday 13 April, 2017

# Easter Weekend

Strike over: Bus Éireann says some services may resume tonight but most will be back tomorrow

Apr 13th 2017, 6:28 PM 96,148 Views 215 Comments

They had been on strike for 21 days.

# buses - Tuesday 11 April, 2017

# Feather Boa

'It certainly must stick in the craw of the workers' - Shane Ross lambasted for photo of night out with Amanda Brunker

Apr 11th 2017, 6:17 PM 69,624 Views 164 Comments

Talks aimed at bringing the Bus Éireann strike to an end broke down this morning.

# buses - Monday 27 February, 2017

# On The Buses

Bus Éireann staff to begin indefinite strike from Monday

Feb 27th 2017, 4:55 PM 60,649 Views 214 Comments

In a statement released this afternoon, the company says that the decision comes as talks with unions at the Workplace Relations Committee have failed.

# buses - Tuesday 21 February, 2017

# Running Routes

Bus Éireann workers ready to strike as talks between management and unions collapse

Feb 21st 2017, 5:25 PM 22,888 Views 97 Comments

The two sides had been negotiating at Workplace Relations Commission.

Everyone loved Christy the Dublin bus driver on Toughest Place to Be

# Christy Carey

From The Daily Edge

# Christy Carey

Everyone loved Christy the Dublin bus driver on Toughest Place to Be

Feb 21st 2017, 8:38 AM 10,639 Views 0 Comments

Ah Christy you hero.

# buses - Wednesday 15 February, 2017

# Breakthrough

Breakthrough in Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann disputes

Feb 15th 2017, 7:54 PM 16,083 Views 22 Comments

Meanwhile, unions at Bus Eireann have entered talks to see if they can find a way to avoid next week’s strike.

# buses - Sunday 29 January, 2017

# Nippers

Dublin Bus still has three single-decker buses

Jan 29th 2017, 8:00 AM 32,470 Views 31 Comments

They mainly service the 44B route.

# buses - Monday 23 January, 2017

# Lethal

'A serious accident waiting to happen' - cyclists not happy with Luas lines on single lane O'Connell Street

Jan 23rd 2017, 6:10 AM 28,193 Views 97 Comments

A spate of reports of people falling from their bicycles in traffic, and suffering minor-to-more-serious injuries, have been reported at the site.

# buses - Wednesday 7 September, 2016

# Changing Lanes

Gardaí tell drivers to stay out of bus lanes during strike

Sep 7th 2016, 4:13 PM 24,947 Views 72 Comments

Shane Ross says that the government can’t “open the cheque book” to fix the strike.

# buses - Tuesday 2 August, 2016

# Opinion

Fast trains and motorways may grab the headlines, but we actually need more buses

Aug 2nd 2016, 7:00 AM 157 Views 103 Comments

Ciarán Cuffe says we need to do more with less when it comes to public transport.

# buses - Thursday 23 June, 2016

# TAKE OFF

Dublin is getting a new bus route to the airport

Jun 23rd 2016, 9:02 AM 38,784 Views 46 Comments

Like the 747 route, the bus will cost €6 for a one-way ticket.

# buses - Tuesday 26 January, 2016

# Theft

Passenger outrage as thieves steal luggage from Aircoach buses

Jan 26th 2016, 11:17 PM 84,328 Views 107 Comments

The company said the incidents are taken extremely seriously, but they only occur in a small number of cases.

# buses - Tuesday 5 January, 2016

# Moving

There were over 220 million public transport journeys in 2015

Jan 5th 2016, 1:03 PM 5,289 Views 17 Comments

That’s 7.74 million more than 2014.

# buses - Saturday 17 October, 2015

# London

Woman arrested after racist rant against Muslims caught on video

Oct 17th 2015, 12:28 PM 29,876 Views 224 Comments

The woman calls the women a number of obscene names.

# buses - Wednesday 23 September, 2015

# Commuter Chaos

Should motorists be charged more for using the M50 to help ease traffic?

Sep 23rd 2015, 10:45 AM 23,482 Views 108 Comments

Here’s what the government plans to do to combat Dublin traffic – and some advice from the Green Party.

# buses - Tuesday 11 August, 2015

# Sparkle

Pics: Use Dublin Bus? Shiny new buses for four routes

Aug 11th 2015, 2:40 PM 31,431 Views 63 Comments

Passenger numbers have increased by 700,000 in the first half of this year.

# buses - Wednesday 8 July, 2015

# The Luas

Drive through Dublin city centre? Expect major delays from next month...

Jul 8th 2015, 8:22 PM 21,436 Views 18 Comments

This is due to track being laid for the Luas Cross City.

# buses - Friday 19 June, 2015

# Opinion

Why should commuters have to put up with trouble and danger on public transport?

Jun 19th 2015, 6:07 PM 422 Views 55 Comments

We have all been subjected to annoying, intimidating or downright dangerous behaviour on a bus or train – it’s unacceptable.

# buses - Friday 20 February, 2015

Straight outta... Carson? Raiders and Chargers plan joint stadium near LA

# Buses

From The42

# Buses

Straight outta... Carson? Raiders and Chargers plan joint stadium near LA

Feb 20th 2015, 10:25 AM 4,118 Views 6 Comments

Apparently NFL teams are like buses.

# buses - Friday 30 January, 2015

# Private Tender Tender For Money

Is your bus route going to be privatised? These ones could be

Jan 30th 2015, 10:25 AM 30,319 Views 117 Comments

If the NTA has its way.

# buses - Friday 2 January, 2015

# A Single To Galway Please

Bus Éireann passengers made 97,000 journeys EVERY DAY last year

Jan 2nd 2015, 4:11 PM 6,301 Views 17 Comments

Irish setters are no doubt happy with the news.

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