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National Express insists Stagecoach merger plans ‘superior’ to rival bid

National Express insisted its proposed £1.9 billion merger with Stagecoach is “superior” to the rival bid by German investment group DWS as it sought to win over shareholders. The group said it believes the 105p-a-share bid from DWS “materially ...

17 Mar 2022 at 10:25

Will your local bus service benefit from extra funding?

The Government has announced which areas of England will receive funding to boost bus services. Here is a list of the 31 successful applicants and how much they have been awarded under the latest round of the Bus Service Improvement Plan ...

04 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Clane/Prosperous

'We have to act': Emergency motion raised at Kildare County Council meeting

A number of bus route cancellations prompted an emergency motion at the latest Clane-Maynooth Municipal District (MD) meeting on Friday, May 6. The motion was raised by Social Democrats councillor Aidan Farrelly, which prompted a vote ...

10 May 2022 at 11:33

Andy Burnham’s move to bring bus services under public control ‘not unlawful’

Andy Burnham’s decision to reform bus services to bring them under public control in Greater Manchester was not unlawful, a High Court judge has found in a ruling against two bus companies. In March 2021, the mayor of the region made ...

09 Mar 2022 at 18:25

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Extra school buses and drivers being sought amongst high demand

Bus Éireann is currently working to increase the number of school buses and drivers to deal with the unprecedented demand after school fees were waived, the Minister for Education has confirmed. “There is a difficulty in procuring ...

29 Aug 2022 at 14:33

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Tipperary TD says constituency offices are being ‘flooded with calls’ from worried parents

Independent Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath hit out at the Government today over school bus seats. Mr McGrath said his constituency office is flooded with calls and the situation is' mayhem.' “The school transport chaos is resulting ...

30 Aug 2022 at 21:33

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Extra school buses and drivers being sought amongst high demand

29 Aug 2022 at 16:33

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Tipperary TD says 'age is just a number' when it comes to driving school buses

Tipperary TD Michael Lowry has raised questions around why those who drive school buses must retire at the age of 70. "It yet another anomaly that that is extraordinary and ridiculous. It is happening in Tipperary and ...

04 Jun 2022 at 18:33

Scotland

Labour figures show ‘dire’ uptake of free bus passes for under-22s

Just three out of 10 young Scots have claimed a free bus pass as part of the Scottish Government’s flagship scheme, figures obtained by Scottish Labour have revealed. Across Scotland just 284,328 children and young ...

16 May 2022 at 01:25

London buses given purple makeover ahead of Platinum Jubilee

Eight London buses have been given a purple makeover to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Transport for London (TfL) said the vehicles began displaying their commemorative wraps on the capital’s roads on ...

13 May 2022 at 15:25

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Louth Cllr slams "young thugs" stoning buses

Sinn Féin Councillor Pearse McGeough has hit out at those stoning buses in Castlebellingham and Kilsaran referring to them as “young thugs who care nothing about their community.” Cllr McGeough said: “The ...

30 Sept 2022 at 18:33

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NTA are willing to fund two new bus stops on one condition, Kildare engineer says

A Kildare engineer has said that the National Transport Authority (NTA) are willing to fund two new bus stops, but specified one condition for them doing so. Cyril Buggie made the comments at the latest ...

05 Sept 2022 at 17:33

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