Local Cllr Evelyn Parsons has called on the Minister for Transport to immediately intervene in the reinstatement of a multi-stop bus services along the Galway-Ballinasloe-Dublin route. This follows the decision by the National Transport Authority not to introduce a new route to following Aircoach’s decision to cease operating on the route.
The minister with responsibility for road safety has said that when it comes to the recent spike in road deaths in Ireland, “a lot of it is personal responsibility”.