Kent is the new chief executive of CIÉ, the State-owned transport group that includes Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Irish Rail. Photograph: Nick BradshawWhile he is “thrilled” to have the store rooms beneath the concourse at Heuston Station, they are “not perfect”. “We are the shareholder for those [subsidiary] companies”, Kent says. He eventually got the top job in the bus company, being in charge when Covid hit and lockdowns were introduced. He plays the banjo and bodhránSomething that might surprise: He lives in Tramore, Co Waterford, and commutes to Heuston Station in Dublin a number of days each week.

Source: The Irish Times March 27, 2026 06:31 UTC