Part of the impressive Ardcavan fleet
Heading towards half a century For 45 years now, Ardcavan Coaches Tours Ltd in Co Wexford have been one of the top operators when it comes to bus transport in the south east. Irish Trucker spoke to the company’s Managing Director, Philip O’Leary, to find out more.
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rdcavan Coaches Tours is a family run business which has been in operation since 1967. Located ideally on the south east coast in Ardcavan, Co Wexford, the company’s headquarters are only 15km away from the Europort Rosslare, which is the biggest port in Ireland, serving boats coming from the UK, France and Spain. In addition, Ardcavan Coaches are just 150km from Ireland’s largest Airport, Dublin International, and make regular journeys back and forth from the capital. The company’s Managing Director is Philip O’Leary and he’s been making sure things run smoothly so as their loyal customers can continue to rely on a dependable service.
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“We’re based in Ardcavan and have been established since 1967,” explained Philip “We have 20 staff here full-time and another four or five that work with us part time. My position is Managing Director and my father, Bobby, started the company and is still very much involved, as is my brother George.” As well as catering for private tours, Ardcavan coaches operate three services to different parts of the country. It is Philip’s job to make sure that there is a daily service to Dublin city and airport. This direct service takes two and a half hours to Dublin city centre from Wexford city centre and three hours to Dublin airport. The route
taken from Wexford city ensures that the main areas of the capital, including UCD, Trinity College and O’Connell Street are all covered for passengers. Ardcavan Coaches also offer direct Limerick services, which operate on a weekly basis from Wexford to main colleges such as Limerick IT, Limerick University, Mary I and St Patrick’s. These journeys take approximately three-and-a-half hours from Wexford to Limerick. The last service sees Ardcavan travelling from their base to the college in Maynooth, Co Kildare on a weekly basis. The service travels from Wexford via Enniscorthy, Bunclody and Carlow, which takes about two-and-a-half hours from Wexford city. “We are a member of the Coach IRISH TRUCKER & LIGHT COMMERCIALS