67 new or enhanced rural bus services proposed across Ireland this year in Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD, with the National Transport Authority (NTA) today launched the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan for 2023 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. In what is one of the most ambitious plans yet […]
The National Transport Authority (NTA), has launched a one year pilot programme for a special, limited Local Hackney service in a number of rural locations across Ireland. This is a grant aided programme, which aims to assist in the provision of rural transport by providing part-time local hackney services to communities in designated rural areas, which could […]
Local Link Mayo services Christmas-new years
A number of Local Link Mayo routes have been extended to accommodate new passengers in the Ballyhaunis, Westport, Rossport and Geeslala areas and were recently launched by Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring TD at an event in Ballyhaunis. These routes are known as demand responsive transport and they can accommodate door to door pick up where possible allowing people to access local shops,