The five men were found guilty of colluding a decade ago to drive tender prices higher in the provision of schoolbus services. File photograph: Getty ImagesA jury at the Central Criminal Court has unanimously convicted five men of colluding a decade ago to drive tender prices higher in the provision of schoolbus services across the southwest of the country. The jury was told that 10 per cent of school routes were provided directly by Bus Éireann, with 90 per cent serviced by contractors. He would invite other bus operators, and the prosecution alleged they would then discuss the allocation and pricing of the schoolbus routes. Mr Cahill told the jury in his closing speech that his client was “supporting his fellow busmen” in the tendering process.

Source: The Irish Times December 18, 2025 23:53 UTC