Dublin commuters call for action as ghost buses remain an issue on S8 route

The S8, which connects Kingswood Avenue to Dún Laoghaire and passes through major employment zones like Sandyford and Leopardstown, has once again come under scrutiny.

Commuters on the route, operated by Go-Ahead Ireland, say it is “failing to run according to schedule”.

One regular user said so-called “ghost buses” are causing significant disruption for employees who rely on the service.

Another commuter recently had to get a taxi to the Luas station at Windy Arbour to get to work due to the unreliability of the S8 bus route.

“This isn’t the first time I’ve had to take a taxi to cover a journey I should be able to make on a public bus,” the passenger wrote in a letter sent directly to Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien’s office.

In February, the minister acknowledged rising public frustration over “ghost buses” across several Go-Ahead-operated routes, including the S4, S6, N6, 114, and the S8.

At the time, he said the National Transport Authority (NTA) was taking the issue “very seriously” and that additional resources were being allocated to bus operators.

However, passengers and local councillors s...
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