Union threat as bus routes ‘privatised’

“Major industrial unrest across the public transport system” has been threatened if the Government continues to outsource public routes to the private sector.

The warning from the National Bus and Rail Union came after it was confirmed that Bus Éireann has lost six bus routes in the Dublin Commuter Area along the Kildare corridor to one of Britain’s largest bus operators, GoAhead.

It won the tender following a competitive process involving bids from Irish and international companies.