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Bus Éireann Reports a Return to Pre-Covid Passenger Levels

By Ryan Harmon 12 January 2023

Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, has announced a strong return to pre-Covid passenger levels, achieving 89.5 million passenger journeys for the full year in 2022, despite some pandemic impact in the first two months of the year. In 2021, passenger journeys were 57.5 million. In 2022, Bus Éireann operated more than 225 million kilometres, […]

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2,000 Children to Take Part in Aldi Community Games National Athletics Track and Field Finals

By Ryan Harmon 12 August 2022

2,000 children from all over Ireland will travel to SETU Carlow Sports Complex this weekend to take part in the first of the National Aldi Community Games events. Children aged between six and sixteen will be competing in the National Athletics Track and Field Finals with 28 different track events and 14 field events starting from […]

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Bus Éireann and Grow Mental Health Launch Reverse Vending Machines

By Ryan Harmon 12 July 2022

Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, is encouraging customers in Dublin and Letterkenny to return their plastic bottles and aluminium drinks cans to reverse vending machines in its bus stations. Between the two stations there is an expected footfall of over 3m passengers a year that will be able to avail of the reverse vending […]

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Meath County Council Completes Bus Stop Infrastructure for Navan Town Services

By Ryan Harmon 29 December 2021

Meath County Council is delighted to confirm the recent completion of construction works associated with the delivery of new bus stop infrastructure in Navan. The works, funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA), has included the delivery of 53 new wheelchair-accessible bus stops along with signage and information display units. Minor refurbishment work to 13 […]

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Dundalk Rallies to Support Bus Éireann ‘Fill a Bus’ for Meals on Wheels Appeal

By Ryan Harmon 26 August 2021

There was a fantastic local response to Bus Éireann’s second annual appeal in support of Meals on Wheels Dundalk, in conjunction with media partner LMFM last week, Thursday 19 August on the Long Walk, Dundalk. Joanne Duffy, Services Manager for Bus Éireann, said, “we are absolutely thrilled with the success of the second Bus Éireann […]

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Hydrogen Mobility Ireland announces trial of fuel cell electric bus

By Jack Mullen 17 December 2020

Hydrogen Mobility Ireland (HMI) is delighted to announce a multi week, in-service, trial of a fuel cell electric bus in the Dublin area. The bus, powered by a 60KW Toyota fuel cell stack, will be the first ever Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) put into public service operation in Ireland. It is particularly significant […]