At this peak time, 16 controllers based at the Dublin Bus depot in Broadstone are in constant contact with drivers operating buses across the city. [ Charges needed in Dublin as morning traffic peak now worse than London, Dublin Bus saysOpens in new window ]Each controller, all of whom are former bus drivers, oversees about 65 buses at one time. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillPointing to these various “pinch points” which are at a standstill across the city, Dublin Bus spokesman Blake Boland says “things can really fall apart” at about 8.30am on typical midweek office days, particularly during the school run. “Sometimes people can think that ‘Dublin Bus is letting me down here’, but they don’t realise the real reason that bus didn’t turn up. Incidents of antisocial behaviour, of which there were 1,053 last year, can also result in significant delays and cause “ghost buses” – buses that never arrive and ultimately vanish from the schedule.

Source: The Irish Times December 13, 2025 12:02 UTC