Sir, – Further to your article (“Ghost buses simply not acceptable, Minister for Transport says,” November 25th), I find it difficult to reconcile our stated commitment to better public transport with the fact that we can’t seem to get it right in this country. Buses also ran according to the timetable and always showed up. Here, when a bus disappears from the street screens or Transport for Ireland app, it stays gone without explanation. Last week alone my two teenagers encountered five ghost buses, including two in a row on a cold, wet evening, while a newly employed friend has been driven (quite literally) to buy a car after being let down on multiple occasions by these phantom services. “Ghost Busters” seems an obvious title.

Source: The Irish Times November 27, 2025 12:05 UTC