Bus driver threatened with rape by gang of teens in Cork said gardaí ‘couldn’t save her'

When driving the 220 bus route from the city centre to Carrigaline on Halloween night in 2019, a group of up to 80 teenagers blocked the bus and verbally abused the driver.

A bus driver who was threatened with rape has said “even the saviours can’t save you”, as she recounted a terrifying incident where gardaí were unable to control a crowd of teenagers surrounding her bus for more than 90 minutes.

The female driver spoke publicly for the first time about the event at the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) national conference in Cork.