Bus Éireann helps people all across the country make over 107 million journeys every year, as Ireland’s national bus company, our purpose is to connect people with who and what matters to them, helping to make life better.

Over 2,930 people make up the Bus Éireann family and live our values of safety and of putting you, our customer, first. We strive to provide a transport service of the highest possible standard with a focus on quality and safety.

Bus Éireann has inherited a proud tradition of service that dates back almost to the foundation of the State.

In 1926, the Irish Omnibus Company was founded to develop a nationwide network of bus services under contract to Great Southern Railways. Over the years, the company changed and evolved, eventually becoming the Road Passenger Division of CIÉ. When CIÉ was reorganised in 1987, bus services outside Dublin became the responsibility of a separate subsidiary company, and Bus Éireann was established.

For more than 90 years, the national bus network has been an integral and essential part of Ireland’s transport infrastructure. Bus Éireann continues to build on its tradition of public service and transport expertise to give the people of Ireland a public road transport system of which they can be justly proud.

We are committed to delivering a consistently excellent customer experience through the dedication and skill of our people, while ensuring that we remain competitive.

Our goal is to become the most customer-centred and sustainable transport company in Ireland, with services provided by people who believe in Bus Éireann as a great place to work.

Bus Éireann offers a wide range of services for people across Ireland.

Public Service Obligation (PSO)

Under contract to the National Transport Authority, Bus Éireann provides the following:

Local bus services throughout Ireland
City bus services in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford
Town bus services in Athlone, Balbriggan, Carlow, Drogheda, Dundalk, Navan, and Sligo
Commuter bus services radiating from Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Waterford

School Transport Services

During the school term, Bus Éireann operates school transport services on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills (DoES)

Commercial Services

Expressway
Expressway Eurolines
Ancillary coach and bus hire

Our Social Role

Social Infrastructure

The importance of the social dimension of city and rural services is recognised by the State, and a level of state funding ensures the continued operation of those routes that are not profitable on a commercial basis. The feedback we receive from local communities and from public representatives confirms the importance of the role that city and rural service play in supporting Irish communities.

Free Travel Scheme

The Department of Social and Family Affairs operates the Free Travel Scheme that benefits thousands of people across Ireland, especially in rural areas. The scheme is valid across the Bus Éireann network, and on Expressway services. In recent years, the scheme has been extended to include travel to and from Northern Ireland.

School Transport Service

Established by the Department of Education and Skills in 1967, the School Transport Scheme provides a basic, uniform level of transportation for pupils who live long distances from their nearest school. Bus Éireann administers the scheme nationally, carrying 162,500 children safely to school every day.

Employment

Bus Éireann provides direct employment to over 2,930 people nationally, with a further 1,700 subcontracted as part of the School Transport Scheme. The business activities of Bus Éireann also create employment for people in the many other sectors who supply the company with services and materials.

Spread of Economic Benefits

Bus Éireann’s operating depots are located in various parts of the country, distributing the benefits of company spending on wages, goods, and services across many towns and rural areas.

Our Board

Miriam Hughes - Chairperson
Stephen Hannan
Diarmuid Corry
Dermot Healy
Rhona Murphy
Brian Bowden
David Fox

Our Senior Leadership Team

Stephen Kent - Chief Executive Officer
Allen Parker - Chief Customer Officer
Tom Delaney - Chief Finance Officer
Miriam Flynn - Chief Schools Officer
Rory Leahy - Chief Safety & Sustainability Officer
Jean O'Sullivan - Chief People Officer
Danny McCarthy - Chief Information Officer

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