English firm Go-Ahead has been selected as preferred bidder for 10 percent of Dublin Bus routes.
The firm is one of the largest bus operators in London, and will start in Dublin at the end of next year.
Only Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead were involved in the final stages of the tendering process after four other firms dropped out.
These are the bus routes UK firm Go-Ahead will be running in Dublin next year with some routes having single decker buses pic.twitter.com/wupSAQM6Vb
— Juliette Gash (@JulietteGash) August 10, 2017
New drivers will be hired by the company.
NTA expects large numbers of new drivers will be hired by Go-Ahead as no #DublinBus drivers are being compelled to transfer to the firm pic.twitter.com/2XRMbTQJl9
— Juliette Gash (@JulietteGash) August 10, 2017
Full List of Routes
220 Ballymun to Blanchardstown
236 Blanchardstown Centre to Damastown
238 Tyrrelstown to Lady's Well Road
239 Blanchardstown Centre to Liffey Valley Shopping Centre
270 Blanchardstown Centre to Dunboyne
17a Blanchardstown Centre to Kilbarrack
76a Blanchardstown Centre to Tallaght
18 Palmerstown to Sandymount
17 Rialto to Blackrock
33a Swords to Balbriggan
33b Swords to Portrane
75 The Square Tallaght to Dún Laoghaire
76 Chapelizod to Tallaght
102 Sutton station to Dublin Airport
04 Clontarf Road to Santry
111 Loughlinstown Park to Dún Laoghaire
45a Dún Laoghaire to Ballywaltrim
59 Dún Laoghaire to Mackintosh Park
63 Dún Laoghaire to Kilternan
114 Ticknock to Blackrock Station
161 Dundrum Luas Station to Rockbrook
184 Bray Rail station to Newtownmountkennedy
185 Bray Railstation to Enniskerry
