The upcoming cancellation of Bus Éireann's 52 Bus from Ballina to Galway has been described as a major blow to towns and villages along its route, including Milltown, Tuam and Claregalway, by Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Louis O'Hara.
Bus Éireann announced yesterday that the route will be cancelled from the 24th of May, alongside two other Expressway services in the Southeast. These are the Waterford to Dublin and Dublin Airport route and Rosslare and Wexford to Waterford.
In a statement, Bus Eireann said that the measures are in response to the continuous significant losses being incurred on these services adding that the decision to withdraw from a small number of routes is aimed at safeguarding the Expressway network.
Speaking to Galway Bay FM News this morning, Deputy O'Hara said that this decision is a step backwards in terms of transport connectivity.
