{"id":572928,"date":"2026-07-29T00:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/572928\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T00:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:17:17","slug":"parents-gobsmacked-as-clarinbridge-students-refused-bus-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/572928\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents &#8220;gobsmacked&#8221; as Clarinbridge students refused bus tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s immense frustration, upset and worry among some parents in Clarinbridge &#8211; after many secondary school students were refused bus tickets for September.<\/p>\n<p>They believe it&#8217;s due to Bus Eireann rules, which say that in order to qualify, you must attend your nearest school.<\/p>\n<p>But parents say Calasanctius College in Oranmore has capacity issues, and as a result their kids have to attend schools in Athenry.<\/p>\n<p>They say it&#8217;s impossible to understand how all children were given tickets last year &#8211; but this year almost two dozen are being left high and dry.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Galway Talks, parent Emer O&#8217; Loan said they thought the situation was fully resolved last year.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/parents-quot-gobsmacked-quot-as-clarinbridge-students-refused-bus-tickets.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full hover:scale-110 group-hover:scale-110 transition-all duration-300 object-cover w-full h-[148px] not-process rounded-l-md\" width=\"795\" height=\"795\" figureclass=\"aspect-square rounded-l-md max-h-36\"  alt=\"Parents \" gobsmacked=\"\" as=\"\" clarinbridge=\"\" students=\"\" refused=\"\" bus=\"\" tickets=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Galway Bay FM News<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LPlnk297662\" title=\"https:\/\/www.galwaybayfm.ie\/galway-bay-fm-news-desk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.galwaybayfm.ie\/galway-bay-fm-news-desk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Galway Bay FM News<\/a>\u00a0provides trusted, comprehensive coverage and analysis of local, national, and international stories.<\/p>\n<p>Tune in every hour, Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm, with breakfast updates at 7:30 and 8:30.<\/p>\n<p>Catch the multi-award-winning FYI Galway from 5pm for all your news and sport, along with traffic and business information.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LPlnk184013\" title=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ie\/app\/galway-bay-fm\/id517073928\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ie\/app\/galway-bay-fm\/id517073928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">Download the Galway Bay FM app<\/a>\u00a0to get the latest stories on the go and stay connected on <a id=\"LPlnk892129\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GalwayBayfmNews\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GalwayBayfmNews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">Facebook<\/a>, <a id=\"LPlnk538608\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/galwaybayfm\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/galwaybayfm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and <a id=\"LPlnk818656\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Galwaybayfmnews\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Galwaybayfmnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\">X<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s immense frustration, upset and worry among some parents in Clarinbridge &#8211; 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