Bus Éireann is to close down several of its inter-city Expressway routes as a result of financial pressures brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. Bus Éireann is also expected to suspend its current Dublin-Belfast route. Instead, it is understood Bus Éireann is planning an expansion of its operations in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford where it offers city services. The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) urged the Government and opposition TDs to support the retention of Bus Éireann services. Mr O’Leary said: “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: The Irish Times September 28, 2020 13:21 UTC