Calls for free bus service to be trialed across Cork

Figures show that such a service could cost at least €8m

There are calls for a free bus service to be trialed across Cork after figures showed it could cost at least €8m to run. Picture: Chani Anderson

There are calls for a free bus service to be trialed across Cork after figures showed it could cost at least €8m to run.

Despite a chronic shortage of bus drivers in Cork city and complaints about the reliability of the existing bus service, there have been several calls in recent months for a free bus service to be introduced in the city, but the cost of it has never been established.