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Why no express bus to Cork from Dublin??

konstruktsiya · 2010-07-22 12:25:49

Not really a query, more a general moan - WHY oh WHY is there not a dedicated non-stop bus service between Dublin and Cork? The train is great but is too expensive and the online cheap tickets are rarely available at convenient travel times (eg Friday evenings), and when they are, sell out in about 3 seconds. Citylink and…

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#62 28-08-2010 2:23pm
trap4

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Could someone point me to the regulation around licensed bus operations please. Is it the case that one could form a travel club where the membership could travel direct (by bus Cork to Dublin) on a regular basis and it wouldn't need to be licensed?

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#63 01-09-2010 12:08am
Pinehead

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Im sure if there were money to be made by doing this, someone whould have tried it. Probably has been tried already.

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#64 01-09-2010 6:12pm
dowlingm

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Before private operators like Aircoach came on it certainly used to be the case. Not sure if the legislation has changed since the 90s when I was aware of them.

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