Union sources said that routes affected include those from Cork, Limerick and Galway to DublinBUS Éireann is set to close inter-city Expressway routes between Cork, Limerick, Galway and Dublin due to the impact of Covid-19. A Bus Éireann spokesperson said the Dublin/Belfast service is still running and will do for the next few months. This is because current commercial bus operator emergency supports to the Cork, Limerick and Galway routes will expire then. The National Bus and Railworkers Union called on the government to support the retention of services following the board’s decision. “The politicians, particularly those that represent the constituencies which will be impacted by this decision to cull routes, should ponder on the fact that Bus Éireann, and Bus Éireann alone, in the vast majority of areas across Ireland, was the only bus service left standing during the Covid-19 induced lockdown, from March through to July.

Source: Irish Independent September 28, 2020 14:06 UTC