Bus Éireann suspends services after driver shot in the face in Limerick

Bus Éireann said it has referred the incident, which occurred in the O’Malley Park area of the city, to gardaí and “will provide any assistance required, including making CCTV available to gardaí”.

Bus Eireann was forced to suspend services in an area on the south side of Limerick city after a bus driver was shot in the face with an airgun at point blank range on Friday afternoon.

The female driver was in her cab when she was struck by the pellet, fired by a youth, at the side of one eye.