Ireland 'some bit off' dedicated transport police, Taoiseach tells union conference

National Bus & Rail Union general secretary Dermot O'Leary and president Brian Hannigan at the NBRU conference at the Maryborough Hotel in Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

Ireland is “some bit off” establishing a dedicated garda public transport division, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said on Monday.

The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) has been calling for the establishment of a dedicated unit to deal with antisocial behaviour that has “gone through the roof”, including an incident where a bus driver was threatened with rape.