Bus Éireann posts loss of €9.2m and insists Expressway cuts were needed

Company blamed Covid travel restrictions for 22% fall in revenues

The company said the decision to withdraw four Expressway services was taken to avoid unsustainable future losses and protect services for the remaining 150 communities served by the Expressway network. File picture

Bus Éireann is back in the red with a loss of €9.2m for 2020, which it blamed on the Covid-19 travel restrictions. 

The State-owned bus company, which reported its first profit in five years in 2019, has posted a 22% fall in revenues to €284.8m in 2020.