Bus services in North Clare ‘sporadic & unpredictable’
“Sporadic and unpredictable” bus services in North Clare represent a public transport crisis, a local activist has claimed.
“Sporadic and unpredictable” bus services in North Clare represent a public transport crisis, a local activist has claimed.
*Minister for Education, Norma Foley. Photograph: Gary Collins School transport refunds are to be issued on a staged basis over the next six weeks.
*Photograph: Gary Collins Frontline workers and students living in Clare and South Galway have been adversely affected by an unexpected change in the Route 51 Expressway service operated by Bus Éireann.
Eligibility for transport to Ennistymon schools needs to be modified to include students in North Clare as some teenagers are being accepted into a school but are refused a seat on the bus.
An East Clare councillor has pleaded for bus shelters to be installed in each town and village across the county.
Transport connectivity in Co Clare is to be improved as part of Bus Éireann’s plans to add an additional 3 million kilometres a year.
Public transport users in South-West Clare have been left ‘disappointed and frustrated’ at being left stranded in Ennis on three occasions this year.
Council owned land is potentially going to be used as an additional lay bys to ease the access to public transport for rural dwellers.
More integrated bus services are required in Clare to boost tourism and improve ease of access for rural residents, an elected representative has stated.
*Newmarket-on-Fergus locals listening attentively at the community forum. Photograph: Joe Buckley Locals attending last Monday’s community forum in Newmarket-on-Fergus were split on the need for an extra bus shelter in the village.