Connecting Ireland is the National Transport Authority’s rural mobility programme. The review of Phase 3 of the programme has lots of happy numbers: in 2024 there were 17 new bus routes, 28 enhanced bus routes, 120,000 more kms per week, passenger journeys up 139% 2019-2024 and 38% 2023-2024 to 8 million journeys in the year. More to come in 2025! https://www.nationaltransport.ie/publications/connecting-ireland-phase-3-implementation-review/