Many parts of west Donegal simply ‘don’t see’ a Bus Eireann service all year
A Donegal TD says there are many parts of west Donegal that simply ‘don’t see’ a Bus Eireann service all year. Fianna Fail TD Pat the Cope Gallagher has been reacting to the all-out strike which is planned by the unions representing workers at Bus Eireann on the 20th of this month.…
Minister says young teachers will lose out by staying outside deal
The Minister for Education says young teachers in the ASTI will suffer a permanent financial loss after the union rejected a new pay deal. Richard Bruton says the offer to bring new teacher’s starting salaries to 35,000 euro from 2018 was at the limit of what can be afforded. He…
NBRU aim to minimise impact of potential industrial action on rural population
The General Secretary of the National Bus and Rail Drivers Union says unions will do their best to minimise the impact of potential industrial action on people in rural areas. Dermot O’Leary believes strike action by drivers is inevitable after Bus Eireann announced widespread cuts last Friday. Staff were told…
Ross under fire for not reading report on Bus Eireann
Enda Kenny has been forced into a vigorous defence of Transport Minister Shane Ross. It’s after the Taoiseach admitted Minister Ross hadn’t yet seen a hard-hitting report from Grant Thornton into the future of bus services. It led Fianna Fail to ask how the Minister had briefed the cabinet on…
Unions accuse Bus Eireann of “conditioning” staff to accept cuts
Unions have accused Bus Eireann of trying to condition staff into accepting cuts to terms and conditions. It comes amid reports that the company are about to introduce radical changes within weeks, after warning that it could be insolvent within 18 months. SIPTU’s demanding the company start talking to their…
Government TD insists there’s ‘no threat’ to rural Bus Eireann services
Government TD Tony McLoughlin insists there’s no threat to rural Bus Eireann Services. Speaking on Ocean FM today, the Fine Gael TD said he would do everything to ensure vital expressway routes through the region are protected. It comes on a week when a report commissioned by Bus Eireann recommended…
Calls for politicians to step in on threats to rural bus services
Politicians are coming under increasing pressure to protect the future of the public Bus Eireann Bus Service in rural Ireland. Bus Eireann has to reverse losses of over €8m and it commissioned a report by Grant Thornton which outlines cutting Expressway services as part of a potential solution. Bus Eireann,…