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perating in the West of Ireland, this family run business has been supplying a reliable and efficient service to a large customer base in north Galway and South Mayo since 1964. This means next year, the Tuam based business will be celebrating 50 years in business. There have been many changes in road transport during that time and Damien Burke, the third generation in this family business talks us through the history of the company in this month’s edition of Irish Trucker. Damien’s grandparents Tony and Eileen first set up the business all those years ago. At the time, there were not many buses on the road and the inception of a bus run in the Tuam area was a novel idea. They started school runs before free school transport came in. Situated in Claretuam, just outside Tuam, Co Galway, and just 18 miles from Galway city, Burke Bus is ideally located to service the needs of the local community. My father Pat and Uncle Maurice took over from them and they bought their first bus together in 1973. The business continued through the years, to service the needs of the travelling public from school transport, local and express services to private hire and tours, constantly adapting to the dynamic changes which occurred within the business. For the past 30 years we have been providing commuter services from
North Galway and South Mayo to and from Galway City. We have in recent years concentrated on our commuter business and geared ourselves for the future requirements of this section of the industry. Recently, new departures were added to the timetable
as Burke’s now run services to and from Galway city from as early as 6.10am and the last run from the city at 9.10pm, a total of 32 services per day.“The management team, includes brother Stephen and cousin Alan, is backed up by experienced drivers, office staff and
mechanics to provide passengers with the best possible service. We are ideally suited to commuters, students, the general public and tourists looking for a high quality, reliable, punctual and efficient service to and from Galway City.” Burkes also provide a
An efficient service The success of any business can be gauged by its longevity and on that front Burke Bros (Coaches) Ltd can be regarded as one of the top bus companies in the country. CONTACT DETAILS
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Burke Bros (Coaches) Ltd. Claretuam, Tuam, Co. Galway Tel: 093 55416 Fax: 093 55356 Email: info@burkesbus.com Web: www.burkebus.com Office Opening Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am to 5.30pm
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