This No-Show Bus Tracker is a project of Dublin Inquirer, a local independent newspaper, founded in 2015, publishing online weekly and in print monthly. There's more about us here. 

We plan to use the data we collect here in our reporting, to write articles on the scale and details of the problems with cancelled buses, and "ghost buses" that the signs and apps show coming but which never arrive. 

If you choose to give us your name and/or contact information, we will never make it public or share it with anyone without your permission. One of our journalists might use it to contact you as part of their reporting on these issues, and in that conversation might ask you whether they can quote you by name in their article.

We hope to add more features to this website in the near future, including a dashboard so you can see a summary of the reports we are receiving. As well as a weekly email of all reports submitted here (without names and contact info), which would be sent to the NTA. 

If you have any questions, suggestions for additional features, or just want to say hello, you can reach Dublin Inquirer Deputy Editor at Sam Tranum at sam@dublininquirer.com, or on WhatsApp at 0873924797.

Further Reading 

• Please Exorcise “Ghost” Buses from Dublin Bus Real-Time Information Services, Passengers Say (2022)
• Dublin Bus Routes See Massive Jump in Number of Scheduled Buses Not Running (2022)
• Dublin Bus is still short of drivers, and its services – and passengers – continue to suffer as a result (2023)
• New bus-tracking system to tackle “ghost buses” and “disappearing buses” (2024)