Bus Éireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in Ireland outside Dublin. Bus Éireann, established in 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann. The logo of Bus Éireann incorporates a red Irish Setter, a breed of dog. Busáras - Central Bus Station, a much hated and a much loved structure, is located in Dublin. Cork bus station perhaps once took the award for Bus Éireann's most badly planned, dirtiest and ugliest terminus, but as of 2004 the building is in the process of being remodelled as part of the city's preparation for being European Capital of Culture, 2005. It now sports a more modern face, with properly organised bus bays and a sensible layout of services. A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ... Dublins Hapenny Bridge. ... Córas Iompair Éireann1 (CIÉ) (English: Irish Transport Company) is a statutory authority which is owned by the Irish Government, and since the enactment of Transport (Reorganisation of Córas Iompair Éireann) Act, 1986 CIÉ is the shareholding company of Bus Éireann - Irish Bus, Dublin Bus - Bus Atha Cliath and... Irish Setter Categories: Stub | Dog breeds ... The word terminus is used in several different contexts including various topics: In transportation a terminus is commonly used to describe a bus station/rail station acting as an end destination. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one year during which it is given a chance to showcase its cultural life and cultural development. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bus Éireann main services in Ireland, and in Northern Ireland in association with Ulsterbus, include: "expressway" (i.e. intercity), commuter, local and school services. Additional services within Ireland include city services in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford and town services in Athlone, Drogheda, Dundalk, Navan and Sligo. External services to Britain and Europe are also provided via the ports at Dublin, Dún Laoghaire and Rosslare Europort via the Eurolines system. A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ... Northern Ireland is an administrative region and one of four parts of the United Kingdom. ... Ulsterbus is the principal public transport brand in Northern Ireland; operating bus services outside of Belfast. ... Inter-city rail services are train services which cover larger distances than commuter trains. ... Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ... For other uses of Cork, see Cork (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) is a city and county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of the Republic of Ireland. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... Athlone, Ireland, (Irish: Baile Átha Luain, meaning the town of the ford of Luan) lies on the River Shannon near the southern extremity of Lough Ree, some 130 km (80 miles) west of Dublin. ... Drogheda (Irish: Droichead Átha) is an industrial and port town 26 miles north of Dublin, in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland. ... Dundalk (Irish: Dún Dealgan) is a town in County Louth in the Republic of Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland. ... -1... Sligo (Sligeach in Irish) is the county town of County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. ... The word Britain is used to refer to the United Kingdom (UK) the island of Great Britain, which consists of the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales sometimes the Roman province called Britain or Britannia The word British generally means belonging to or associated with Britain in one of the... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Dublins Hapenny Bridge. ... Dún Laoghaire (pronounced DoonLAIRuh or, less accurately, Dunleary) is a seaside town and a ferry port situated some 12 km south of Dublin city centre, and is the administrative centre of the county of Dún Laoghaire_Rathdown. ... Rosslare Europort is a modern seaport located at Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, at the southeasternmost point of Irelands coastline, handling passenger and freight ferries to and from the United Kingdom and France. ... Eurolines is a coach (long distance bus) company operating international routes within Europe. ...

Bus Éireann's fleet have been substantially invested in as part of the National Development Plan. The vast majority of the operating fleet for "expressway", commuter and local services are now 5 years old or less. The fleet for "school" services is significantly older and consists of buses cascaded from other work as well as secondhand buses imported from the United Kingdom. The National Development Plan was created to develop Irelands infrastructure to help invest the rewards from the economic success of the Celtic Tiger National Development Plan (NDP) is the title given by the Irish Government to a scheme of organised large-scale expenditure on (mainly) national infrastructure. ... Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

See also

• List of Irish companies

The following page lists Irish companies according to their sector. ...

External links

• Official site- Bus Éireann (http://www.buseireann.ie)
• Irish Architecture Online- Busáras (http://www.irish-architecture.com/busaras)