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Local Link rural service increases passenger numbers by 759 per cent, says O’Reilly

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The annual patronage on Local Link services has seen a remarkable 759 per cent increase in passenger numbers from 2018 to 2023. Local Link rural bus services, connecting towns and townlands in rural Ireland carried 3.2 million passengers in 2023, a 14% increase on the 2.8 million passenger journeys in 2022.

Rural communities must be part of the solution to cost of living crisis

Irish Rural Link (IRL), the Moate based national network representing the interest of rural communities, believe the agricultural sector and rural communities can and must be part of the solution to the current cost of living crisis.

Minister to formally open Moate based Irish Rural Link milestone anniversary event

Moate based Irish Rural Link (IRL), the national network representing the interest of rural communities, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its foundation with a conference, to be officially opened by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, in the Sheraton Hotel Athlone, on Friday, May 6.

Transport campaign needs to be extended to people living outside the city – Ó Cuív

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Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Éamon Ó Cuív, has noted that the People Before Profit campaign in Galway in relation to transport fares discriminates against people living outside the city and is typical of the narrow view and the divisive nature of the campaigns they are trying to promote, that would divide rural areas from cities.

Chambers fears an automated future for train stations in Mayo

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Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo, Lisa Chambers, has said this week that she fears an automated future for train stations in Castlebar, Claremorris and Ballina is coming where passengers will not be able to get assistance from staff for the purchase of tickets and with other issues that might arise.

Budget offers rural Ireland ‘crumbs from the rich man’s table’

Budget 2017 “will not make any significant difference” in providing better rural services and infrastructure, and at best only offers rural communities the, “crumbs from the rich man’s table”.

 

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