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Kilkenny students left with no room on bus as schools return

A Kilkenny TD has condemned the Government’s implementation of the free bus pass scheme which has left hundreds of families without school transport as their children return to school this week. In the Gowran area alone up to 30 families are ...

31 Aug 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 people aged between five ...

16 May 2022 at 01:25

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Editorial View: Bus Eireann putting obstacles in the way of vulnerable users

It doesn’t seem terribly long ago that Bus Eireann took pride in the fact that if demand for an expressway exceeded capacity even by only a few passengers, a second bus would be deployed. Now, we are constantly hearing about people being ...

04 Apr 2024 at 10:33

Councils hit by ‘completely unsustainable’ annual bill for free bus passes

English councils are being hit by a “completely unsustainable” annual bill of more than £450 million to prop up the free bus pass scheme, according to new analysis. The Local Government Association (LGA), which calculated the figure, ...

01 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Ministers act to remove free bus passes from badly behaved travellers

The Scottish Government will next month legislate for a scheme to take free travel passes away from those responsible for anti-social behaviour on buses. Connectivity minister Jim Fairlie told MSPs “detailed work is progressing” on ...

12 Nov 2025 at 17:06

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