Irish Citylink Explained

Irish Citylink
Company Slogan:Linking Ireland's Major Cities & Towns
Parent:ComfortDelGro
Headquarters:Galway, Ireland
Based:Galway
Website:citylink.ie

Irish Citylink is an Irish based subsidiary of Singaporean company ComfortDelGro, which provides bus services between some of Ireland's major cities and towns.

History

In 2010, Citylink contracted the running of its bus services to Callinan Coaches while remaining in control of sales and marketing of its routes.[1]

From midnight on the 30 March 2020 Citylink cancelled all its Irish bus services indefinitely as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Services resumed on 31 July 2020 with buses operating at reduced capacity in line with National Transport Authority guidelines.

In 2022, Citylink announced the acquisition of Galway based carrier GoBus, bringing their daily departures to over 100 direct, express, and multi-stop services.

Services

As of January 2024, Citylink was operating on nine routes:[3]

Legal prosecution

In April 2010, Citylink were prosecuted for operating an unlicensed bus service between Dublin and Galway when, in addition to their licensed stopping bus service, they introduced a non-stop service between the two cities. While the District Court judge found that the case against the company had been proven to the required degree, she decided to apply the Probation Act.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Citylink outsources routes in €30m deal . Joe Dermody . 20 March 2020 . Galway Bay FM. 17 June 2011.
  2. News: Galway headquartered firm Citylink to cancel all services from midnight. 17 June 2010 . . 11 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Main Bus Routes . citylink.ie . 6 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Routes . eireagle.com . 6 May 2017.
  5. News: Unlicensed bus firm escapes conviction with charity donation . Brian McDonald . The Irish Independent . 29 April 2010 . 17 June 2011.