Dublin Bus services remain impacted after alleged gun threat against driver

Belfast Telegraph - 20/04
Certain bus services in Dublin city centre continue to be impacted in the wake of an alleged threat against a bus driver by a man “who appeared to be wielding a gun”, a union has said.

Siptu said that a bus on Route 13 was parked on Mountjoy Square at around 11.10pm on Friday while it was waiting to start a journey.

Siptu bus driver committee president Brendan McInerney said an individual boarded a bus which was switched off and not due to depart for a few minutes.

He said that after being told this by the driver, the man initially exited the bus before turning around and producing “what appeared to be a gun and began motioning as if he was loading the weapon”.

Mr McInerney said: “He told the driver he would ‘blow his head off’ but thankfully then departed the scene.”

He added: “The driver was extremely shocked and upset by the incident.”

Mr McInerney said he requested Siptu member drivers to withdraw services from the Mountjoy Square area immediately.

“I have further requested that no drivers should terminate services in the area after 7pm at night until Union representatives meet with management and agree appropriate actions to improve their safety.”

Siptu sector organiser John Murphy said: “This is yet another very disturbing and dangerous situation to o...
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