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Local Link services continuing in Waterford

Local Link services continuing in Waterford
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Rural bus services are continuing to operate in County Waterford.

Local Link suspended its evening services on door-to-door routes at the end of March and redeployed resouces to the delivery of community support services.

All other services are continuing.

Robert Costello is the driver on the Tallow to Dungarvan Route.

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"It's not too bad now, people are listening, they're not packing out the buses or anything.

"There's only eight seats on the buses now, the biggest number of passengers we would get now is four to six.

"We've the gardai getting on the bus in Lismore, checking, asking everyone where they are going.

"Before [Covid-19] happened the buses were packed, the two buses on the run were always packed. Now, it's real quiet."

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