From the 20th of January, TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow will introduce a new bus service between Fiddown and Kilkenny.
This new route is part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which is a major national public transport initiative developed and funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA) as part of the Transport for Ireland (TFI) Network.
Route 891 will operate five daily return services Monday to Saturday, with four daily return services on Sundays and Public Holidays. The new route will provide peak-time and late evening services while enhancing connectivity to regional bus and rail services, Kilmoganny and Stoneyford Health Centres, and Tullahought Community Centre.
The route will provide connectivity to the villages and areas of Ormonde Road, College Road, Springhill, Danesfort, Ennisnag, Stoneyford, Kells, Dunnamaggin, Kilmoganny, Tullahought, Carrick-on-Suir, Dunbane Road and Piltown.
Speaking ahead of the launch, TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow General Manager, Jackie Meally said: “This is the first ever service connecting Southwest Kilkenny and Carrick on Suir to Kilkenny City. This service will connect to numerous Villages and townlands, giving the opportunity for local and direct connections to Dublin Waterford Clonmel and Limerick. This service will be of great benefit to the area that it serves.”
For route and timetable information, visit www.locallinkckw.ie
Learn more about the five-year Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan HERE
