There are no plans to curtail public transport services in Ireland during the coronavirus outbreak.

A new private bus service approved by the National Transport Authority (NTA) is set to get underway in Cork at the end of next month and will connect the northside of the city at Apple Computers with Kent Station and the commercial and industrial hubs in Little Island.

Some 290 million passenger journeys were taken on public transport last year, an increase of 24 million from 2018.

There have been calls for more enforcement of the 'Pana ban' in Cork city as new figures show a marginal increase in footfall on the main street since its introduction.

Commuters in parts of Dublin and Galway will see significant improvements on some of their busiest bus routes from today.

A woman who was injured when she was hit by the wing mirror of a minibus as she crossed a road has been awarded over €192,000 by the High Court

The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) has renewed calls for a dedicated transport police unit after a gang of youths "hijacked" a bus on the country's first 24-hour bus route and threatened the female driver with rape.

Bus and rail workers are reviewing "notorious blackspots" for antisocial behaviour ahead of Halloween.

The electrification of bus fleets in Irish cities has moved a step closer as trial runs on routes in Dublin and Cork showed electric vehicles performing strongly compared to other fuel types.

The Donald Trump owned Trump Doonbeg resort in Co Clare was paid over €107,000 to provide food to Gardaí deployed around west Clare to protect the US President during his two-night June visit.

The company has two security personnel working on a 24/7 basis and will be increasing this to a third officer seven days week between 8pm and midnight.

Bus drivers say they will not take on passengers at Busáras after dark unless security is improved.

A senior Bus Éireann official has said there's nothing he can do about an anomaly whereby passengers from Youghal, Co Cork, pay double the price to get to Cork City than commuters from Dungarvan, Co Waterford.

So that’s nearly Thursday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

A long-serving Bus Éireann bus driver said that he has been left ‘deeply traumatised’ over the manner of his constructive dismissal by the national bus firm.

RP O’Donnell says it is hard to find anywhere better than Boston to show your family a great time as he returns to a city he used to call home

Strikes and service withdrawals are expected to be threatened by transport workers in response to antisocial behaviour and jobs fears in the coming weeks and months.

Numbers using public transport in Cork are growing at a faster pace than anywhere else in the country.

Young people are snapping up apprenticeships, availing of the chance to “earn and learn” across a range of skills areas not usually associated with the in-house training model.

Many stranded as opening day debacle sparks fury towards festival organisers for lack of planning and information.

A judge has banned a Bus Éireann driver from driving for one year after stating that he “is a danger on the road”.

I had the good fortune as a Kerry man to be in attendance in Killarney on Sunday last for the Mayo game. It is not that display but my subsequent journey to Waterford that prompts this letter.

Unused credit of €600,000 in inactive Leap Card accounts is to be used for initiatives to encourage more use of public transport.

The tax-payer is set to splurge just over €350,000 on new bespoke, tailored uniforms for staff at Leinster House and Áras an Uachtaráin.

A man was brazenly stabbed to death as a nearby Garda requested assistance in monitoring his interaction with another man on Dublin's O'Connell Street.

A judge has told a court that Bus Éireann would have to stop carrying passengers altogether in the morning if a personal injury damages claim by a 77-year-old Limerick man was to succeed.

Bus Éireann kindly stepped in to provide transport to bring Sanctuary runners from the Direct Provision centre in Kinsale Road in Cork to Patrick Street today for the city marathon.

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