Bus Éireann set to cut 250 jobs and axe 30 routes

BUS Éireann is to press ahead with the 250 redundancies and route cuts it said it was considering at the start of last year.

The firm said the changes to services with low customer use will be implemented from February 28.

“In recent years, Bus Éireann has significantly expanded its network of services across the country. However, the economic downturn has seen a significant drop in demand for public transport because of the fall in the number of people in work, the drop in the number of non-Irish nationals in the country, the significant slowdown in retailing and a substantial reduction in the number of tourists visiting Ireland. This has resulted in Bus Éireann customer numbers falling by over 10% in 2009, which has impacted negatively on the company’s revenues and means it can no longer afford to operate the same high level of services as it has previously.”