Saturday, January 17, 2015

Petition to restore bus services through Kilcullen, other towns

A petition to Kildare County Council to take action on the recent cutbacks of bus services through Kilcullen and other towns has been organised by Naas man Adam Conroy, writes Brian Byrne.

The online petition is directed to councillors James Lawless, Robert Power and Seamie Moore, and also bus companies JJ Kavanagh and Dublin Coach.

It asks that the Council take action to change the recent cutbacks by JJ Kavanagh, and to explore other options to provide adequate public transport through Naas, Twomilehouse, Kilcullen, Crookestown, Castledermot and Carlow.

"Until recently the only company that provided regular bus services from Naas/Kilcullen through Crookestown and Twomilehouse and to Carlow and Waterford was JJ. Kavanagh," says Adam Conroy. "This service has recently been cut back so that now most buses bypass these towns. This has left the people of these areas who rely on public transport to get to work, school or college with very few options."

The petition can be accessed here.