Rural bus rollout slows to just four new routes in first six months of this year
National Transport Authority figures show that 65 new routes were introduced in 2023; 45 were rolled out in 2024, and 36 were introduced in 2025. Picture: TFI
The Government has been accused of leaving rural Ireland behind amid a major slowdown in the introduction of new local bus routes.
Figures from the National Transport Authority (NTA) show that, over the first six months of this year, just four new or enhanced local bus routes have been introduced under the Connecting Ireland plan.
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