Five-fold increase in people using TFI services in Tipperary

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD joined the NTA to celebrate the achievement of over 100,000 weekly passengers now using TFI Local Link services across the country

placeholder image — Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD joined the NTA to celebrate the achievement of over 100,000 weekly passengers now using TFI Local Link services across the country

People are now using TFI Local Link services 100,000 times a week in rural Ireland

There has been a five-fold increase in people using TFI services in Tipperary since rollout of Connecting Ireland began in January 2022, says the National Transport Authority.

Journey numbers have reached a record high, with people now using TFI Local Link bus services more than 100,000 times a week across rural Ireland, including 8,838 passengers in Tipperary.

In Tipperary alone, passenger numbers have increased by more than five-fold, driven by the introduction of a new service, the 322, between Portumna and Nenagh.

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan also acknowledged the milestone and the efforts behind the scenes, stating:

“We have seen a transformation in public transport across rural Ireland and going by the numbers, people really like it. Reaching this milestone of 100,000 passengers a week is incredible but I’d like to think of it as just the beginning. We need to have buses cris-crossing this country and reaching into towns and villages everywhere.”