A school principal has expressed her relief that nobody was killed after a brother and sister were struck by a vehicle after getting off a school bus in Co. Donegal yesterday.

Minister of State for Training and Skills John Halligan has vowed to continue to fight for an extra €4m for the school bus scheme to continue to include concessionary children.

A pilot bus service in Co Meath, which has upped school attendance figures by 16%, is at risk of being scrapped over a lack of funding.

We can imagine the reaction of the kids.

The Junior Education Minister is defending how special needs children are treated by the school bus system.

French authorities have filed preliminary charges against the driver of a school bus that collided with a regional train in southern France, killing six people.

The driver of a school bus that collided with a regional train in southern France last week has been put in custody.

Bus Éireann has said that in the past week it has halved the number of applicants waiting to see if they have a concessionary school bus place.

Schoolchildren look set to be the next victims of the dispute at Bus Éireann with Siptu announcing it is to ballot school bus drivers for strike action.

A major incident was declared and 29 ambulance service units went to the scene, along with police and the fire service.

A Cork school bus full of children had a near miss this morning when the bus they were travelling on slipped on black ice.

Bus Eireann is warning that some school bus routes may be subject to disruption due to flooding.

A group of school children coming home from primary school in County Wexford had a narrow escape this evening after a tree fell on their bus.

Bus Éireann has insisted that private bus operators subcontracted to provide school transport must meet a number of requirements and are subject to vehicle inspections.

A number of investigations are under way after 50 secondary school pupils had a “miracle” escape when their bus overturned in Co Cork yesterday morning.

That was close!!

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