Additions to Cavan-Longford bus service

For the first time, there will be four daily return services on a Sunday

THE BUS service between Longford and Cavan towns is to be enhanced to operate five daily return services with extra at the weekends and even a Sunday service.

The former 975 service which is now Route 862 service areas including Arva, Coronea, Crossdoney, Moyne, Drumlish, Ballinamuck and Legga.

The National Transport Authority has enhanced the service to operate five daily return services Monday to Saturday and added extra evening services on Friday and Saturday.

Additionally, and for the first time, the enhanced route will operate on a Sunday with four daily return services.

Welcoming the new additional bus services, Cavan-Monaghan TD Brendan Smith (FF) said it will be of great benefit to local communities and “will facilitate people travelling for work or study, for shopping or for visiting family and friends”.

"The provision of improved public transport services for rural communities is an important issue that I have raised at Council level and with the National Transport Authority," Councillor Philip Brady (FF) added.