Bus Éireann to cut Miltown-Ennis service by half

BUS Éireann will halve its service between Miltown Malbay and Ennis from Sunday, February 28.
Currently, Bus Éireann operates two departures a day in each direction with an extra departure from Ennis on Fridays only. The change will result in one less departure each way.
In a statement, Bus Éireann said that the implementation of changes to services with low customer support, under its cost recovery plan as recommended by the Labour Court, will start at the end of this month. Changes to conditions of employment and other cost reduction measures under the cost recovery plan have already begun.
Fine Gael TD Pat Breen has warned that other Clare rural bus services could face the axe.
“This news does not bode well for other towns and villages in County Clare. The reality is that while Bus Éireann passenger numbers have fallen by 10%, the first services to fall victim to the company’s cost-cutting measures are rural services,” he pointed out.