Passengers evacuated after bus catches fire in Maynooth

Passengers were evacuated off a bus after it burst into flames on a busy road on Tuesday. The bus contained construction staff working on Intel’s Leixlip campus. Two other buses from the same fleet helped to move passengers. It happened on the R157 in Maynooth, Co Kildare at around 7 am on Tuesday, Dublin Live reported. Intel confirmed … Read more

NTA Announces Historic Agreement for 800 Battery-Electric Double-Deck Buses

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has announced an order for 120 double-deck battery-electric buses from Bamford Bus Company (trading as Wrightbus). These 120 buses are part of a framework agreement which provides for the procurement of up to 800 zero-emission battery-electric buses over a period of five years. The buses – Streetdeck Electroliner BEVs – … Read more

Bus fares outside Dublin to be reduced from Monday

Bus fares on all subsidised public transport services provided by Bus Eireann and Local Link outside the greater Dublin area are to be reduced by an average of 20 percent from Monday. The plan to cut public transport fares was announced by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan in February and was among the measures included … Read more