School Bus Operator Quits, Fuel Costs Blamed

0:00That wraps Europe news today, brought to you with AI. I'm Cory with the story. A school bus operator in County Limerick just pulled out of the bus Iran scheme, blaming sky high fuel costs that make it impossible to keep. Running Potty Cannelli from Cannelli Cochire, a family outfit that's hauled kids to school for over 40 years, says Diesel jumped 40 cents a liter, with no relief in sight and he can dip into savings to cover it. He even joined the last week's fuel depot block aid at Foyne's port to back to protestors while hundreds of local students could have been left stranded. Other operators jumped in quick to keep routes rolling this week. Bus Arianne reports no drop in contract compliance since March, and they're on it whenever someone bows out, making sure kids still get to class, without a hitch. This hits home for the school transport scheme that moves over 181,000 people's daily, including 24,000 with. Run by the Department of Education, highlighting how fuel woes could ripple wider if prices

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