Number of Clare passengers using TFI Local Link has tripled
Number of customers using Limerick Clare Local Link triple since rollout of Connecting Ireland in January 2022
The number of passengers on Limerick Clare Local Link services have tripled since the rollout of Connecting Ireland began in January 2022.
Journey numbers have reached a record high, with people now using TFI Local Link bus services more than 100,000 times a week across rural Ireland, including 5,125 passengers in Limerick Clare.
Passenger journey numbers have been increasing consistently for over three years now. The weekly average in Limerick Clare was 876 in 2021, jumping to 2,080 in 2022 and 3,432 in 2023, with the weekly average for this year already standing at 4,573.
This dramatic increase in numbers coincides with the rollout of the NTA’s Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan, from January 2022. Since then, over 110 new and enhanced TFI Local Link routes have been introduced under the plan, covering every county.
In Limerick Clare alone, passenger numbers have more than tripled, driven by the introduction or enhancement of seven key routes, including Route 331: Ballyvaughan to Ennis and Route 318: Ennis to Limerick.
These bus services are provided for the National Transport Authority (NTA) by 15 Local Link Offices around the country.
2024 is the third year of a five-year implementation plan for Connecting Ireland. Some 60 percent of the proposed services are now in place, with the remainder to be introduced in the coming years.
The new and enhanced services are proving to be very attractive to a new set of customers in rural Ireland, who are choosing TFI Local Link services to get to work, education, healthcare, and social activities.
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