‘Heartbreaking’: Coach operator pulls out of schoolbus run due to cost of fuel

Limerick bus operator gives up school run contract over fuel cost

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‘Heartbreaking’: Coach operator pulls out of schoolbus run due to cost of fuel

Paudie Kenneally, who operates a fleet of 25 buses, says he gave Bus Éireann notice that he would not operate beyond Easter holidays

Operator walks away from 13 school runs over fuel crisis

A WELL known Limerick coach operator said he has pulled out of 13 school bus runs because the cost of fuel and tax on fuel were crippling his business. Paudie Kenneally, Kenneally Coach Hire, Newcastle West, 50s, said: “I’m not going to go bankrupt to cover school runs for Bus Eireann or anyone.” “I feel sorry for our kids using our service, but this is now a race to the bottom, and I won’t be working like that,” he added. Asked what he would sa…