Manorhamilton based third level students still experiencing travel challenges
A Leitrim Councillor says it’s unacceptable that entering into the October Bank Holiday weekend there are still third level students in Manorhamilton struggling with securing bus seats on services to Sligo. As a knock-on-effect of the accommodation crisis in Sligo, many students attending the ATU have struggled to get…
Additional Rural link Bus made deployed to Ballymote
An additional early morning bus was made available for Ballymote this morning to address capacity issues that were reported yesterday. 11 Students that were looking to travel to Sligo ATU were left stranded yesterday with no available on any of the buses servicing the route. The extra bus…
Cuts to transport will effect the elderly and disabled – Kenny
Recent cuts to local transport services in Leitrim are having an adverse effect on elderly people and those with disabilities. That’s according to Sligo Leitrim General election candidate Martin Kenny. Deputy Kenny has added that the cuts amounted to an attack on the most vulnerable members of society. The Sinn…
Sligo/Leitirm TD claims school transport should be a ‘right not a concession’.
A Sligo/Leitrim TD claims school transport should be a ‘right not a concession’. Sinn Fein Deputy, Martin Kenny is making the comments as the new school year approaches. He says measures introduced in 2011 by then Minister for Education, Mary Coughlan, is failing rural families. Deputy Kenny believes a school…
Bus and train services back to normal for the North West
All Bus and Train services in the North West have returned to normal today. Yesterday two trains ran at 3pm and 6pm while normal operating hours have returned to normal. Bus Eireann also say that all routes in the region are up and runnning today. For full details and timetables,…
Services expected to resume tomorrow in the North West
An Post has confirmed that all post offices will remain closed today. However, they hope to reopen tomorrow. An Post says it will be monitoring conditions today and make a definite decision later today. Meanwhile Iarnroid Eireann and Bus Eireann have confirmed that no services will run today. However, they…
Uncertainty over Tubbercurry school bus service example of ‘another blow to a rural area’
Parents in a south Sligo community say uncertainty over a school bus service in their area is yet another example of how rural Ireland is being treated. About 50 people gathered in Bunninadden Community Centre last night to air their concerns over the future of the Bus Eireann school service…