Bus Éireann reveals services to be cancelled

A number of bus services will be axed from the end of next month, it has been announced.

It is part of a cost recovery plan by Bus Éireann recommended by the Labour Court after a drop in customer numbers.

From the February 28, the company will begin phasing in changes to services with low customer support.

The Cork-Tralee route will see one less departure a day and all services will now operate on the main road via Ballyvourney only.

The Miltown Malbay-Ennis currently operates two departures a day in each direction, the new changes will mean one less departure each way.

Kilfinane-Limerick will lose one departure from kilfinance during the week and one less departure from Limerick on Saturdays.

Information on all axed routes is available on www.buseireann.ie.

Bus Éireann said that it regrets the cancellations, claiming that they are "unavoidable and necessary given the deterioration in the economy".