Bus seats now available for Collooney pupils attending Coola school
Bus Eireann has made seats available to five families in Collooney who were at risk of having no way for their children to get to school. The situation affected at least five families with concessionary bus tickets to Coola Post-primary school. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy has welcomed the move…
Bus Eireann confirms Bunninadden pick-up to remain
There’s relief for parents in the Bunninadden and Killavil areas of south Sligo with confirmation today that the school bus route will be retained in its current format in the coming school year. It follows a major campaign by the community there. Changes to the catchment areas brought in in…
Bus services returning to normal
Throughout the North West this morning, Bus Eireann passengers can expect most services to be running as normal. Drivers agreed to go back to work yesterday while they consider Labour Court recommendations to solve their dispute. The proposals include around 200 job losses and a 10 per-cent pay cut. Nicola…
North West bus-drivers not hopeful of a Labour Court resolution
Bus drivers on the picket line in Sligo say they are not hopeful that anything will be achieved at today’s Labour Court hearing. Talks aimed at resolving the Bus Eireann dispute have broken down overnight. Unions say they offered 18 million euro in savings to the company – but that…
Bus Eireann talks resume at WRC
It’s the 14th day in a row of no services for Bus Eireann commuters. Talks at the WRC broke up overnight without a deal on cuts – management and unions will be back round the table today. (09.30AM) Drivers have refused to call off their strike during the discussions. Workers…
Irish Rail services to resume after this morning’s disruption
Irish Rail and Dublin Bus services are resuming after being disrupted by Bus Éireann pickets this morning. Virtually all trains and buses were cancelled by the action, with management saying it was completely unexpected. This included the Sligo/Dublin train service. Union bosses say they were also taken by surprise, and…
Service on Sligo/Dublin rail line hit by Bus Eireann dispute this morning
Service on the Sligo/Dublin rail line has been hit by industrial action this morning. Tens of thousands of public transport passengers have been left stranded throughout the country as the Bus Éireann strike has spread to Irish Rail and Dublin Bus. Pickets by workers from all three CIE firms are…