Bus Éireann is struggling to avoid a traumatic head-on collision with its staff

Passengers flying into Dublin Airport rarely have to wait more than an hour to lug their bags onto a Bus Éireann bus to Galway, as there are 15 services throughout the day.

It’s the type of frequency which is a hallmark of a 21st-century bus service.

However, only six of those services are timetabled to whisk the weary passenger to the western city in three hours with just five stops along the way.