Tipperary parents furious after special school transport cancelled on New Year’s Eve

Families were left distraught after being told disability school transport was cancelled, before Bus Éireann reversed the decision following pressure

Parents were fearful that their children would struggle to adapt to a new transport routine or would be devastated to miss out on schooling. iSock

Parents of children with disabilities in Tipperary were told on New Year's Eve that school transport for next week was cancelled, only to be reversed on Friday afternoon after an outcry.

Edwina McElhinney, of the support group Families Unite for Services and Support (FUSS) Tipperary, said many parents were first contacted on Wednesday about the shock cancellations.