'Shame and embarrassment': Disabled public transport users highlight inaccessibility of services

A letter sent to Eamon Ryan in October detailed how a college student who uses a wheelchair could not get on several buses one day as they were full, with people standing in the wheelchair space.

A letter sent to Eamon Ryan in October detailed how a college student who uses a wheelchair could not get on several buses one day as they were full, with people standing in the wheelchair space.

Those with disabilities have been left "distressed" and "embarrassed" as a result of inaccessible public transport, according to letters addressed to Transport Minister Eamon Ryan.

Letters obtained under the Freedom of Information Act highlight how those with disabilities seem to be unable to rely on any form of transport or support.

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