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…
Union rep calls on people to lobby local politicians on bus strike
A union rep in the North West is calling on people to lobby their local politicians to ensure an end to the bus strike. Bus drivers in Sligo say they will stay on the picketline for as long as it takes to get a fair outcome. The strike is now…
Dispute hits bus and train services from Sligo
There was anger, confusion and disappointment at Sligo bus and train stations this morning as both buses and trains are now cancelled. The chaos has been caused by an all-out strike by Bus Eireann drivers. It was a sunny morning at Sligo bus station this morning but that brightness…
Services hit on Sligo/Dublin rail line due to bus strike
Train services between Sligo and Dublin are being hit because of the Bus Eireann strike. There will be limited services on intercity trains between Dublin and several counties including Sligo, Limerick, Galway, Sligo and Waterford. While there will be no services on Cork commuter trains or on lines between Waterford and…
Bus Eireann confirms tough times ahead as it faces insolvency
Bus Eireann says the company is facing insolvency in the next 18 months and ‘decisive action’ has to be taken to reverse losses. The company has informed staff at a meeting today that losses for 2016 are now estimated at €8m. There has been much speculation today that a report…
Union warns main expressway bus links likely to be axed
Bus services between towns throughout the West and North West will effectively be gone under a €7 million cost-saving plan agreed by Bus Eireann, according to a local NBRU official. Bus Eireann has reportedly been told to cut its Expressway services completely. According to National Bus and Rail Union North…
Public meeting on future of Bus Eireann service on Tubbercurry this evening
The union representing bus eireann expressway workers will begin travelling to towns and villages in an attempt to drum up support as they fight a planned restructuring of the bus service. Public meetings will take place in towns and villages nationwide including in Tubbercurry and Donegal Town in the coming…