
The new service will be carried out with a 33-seater bus.
Two major midlands towns will be connected by a new bus service.
The Route 819 Athlone - Mullingar commute will feature a 33-seater vehicle, and is being launched by TFI Local Link Longford, Westmeath and Roscommon today.
It will cover Mount Temple, Baylin, Drumraney, Loughnavalley, and Castletown Geoghegan during peak-times as well as late evenings.
Longford Westmeath Fine Gael TD and Junior European Minister Peter Burke is welcoming the development: