Revealed: New local link bus route launches, connecting Carlow and New Ross

TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow launches a new bus service connecting Carlow and New Ross.

The new route will begin from Monday 28th August 2023 and will operate three daily return services, seven days a week. 

The new route (Route 887) will provide late evening and peak-time services for commuters and will ensure improved connectivity to the SETU campus. 

The route from Carlow to New Ross will also offer enhanced connectivity to villages and areas such as Tinnahinch, Skeagh Cross and Ballinkillen Cross.

Speaking ahead of the launch, TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow, General Manager, Jackie Meally said: “This new service will provide local people with access to services and onward connections seven days a week. We have worked in partnership with the NTA to provide this service and I want to acknowledge their work and the input of community leaders from South Carlow for supporting the developments in our services.”