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What is TFI Local Link LMF?
TFI Local Link Louth Meath Fingal – Meath Accessible Transport Project CLG, is t/a Flexibus operating in the Louth, Meath and Fingal area. We are a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity run by a voluntary board. The company is funded under the National Development Plan through the Rural Transport Programme. The R.T.P. is the response by the government to the shortfall in available public transport in rural areas.
Your Local Bus Service
Meath Accessible Transport Project CLG is appointed by the National Transport Authority as the Transport Coordination Unit-(TCU) for Louth, Meath and Fingal under the Rural Transport ‘ TFI Local Link’-Transport Scheme.
The TCU’s is with the local authorities and will devise an annual public transport plan, including rural bus services , evening services and other forms of community-based transport provision.
The purpose of the TCU arrangements is to strengthen the network of services across all three areas and improve integration with other bus and rail services.
Sustainability
Reducing our environmental impact is an important part of how we operate. Over the past 14 months, we have recognised the fact that we need to reduce our carbon emissions and to do that we have taken significant steps to lower our carbon emissions and improve the sustainability of our operations.
- We are proud members of Ireland’s SEAI Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC) network and work with an SEC mentor to help guide our energy and sustainability initiatives.
- On 1 January 2025, we transitioned our fleet to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), HVO is a sustainable, low-carbon, second-generation biofuel derived from waste plant matter and oils that can reduce lifecycle carbon emissions by up to 90% compared with conventional diesel.
- We have completed an EV fleet assessment to support future vehicle electrification.
- Built a rainwater harvesting system that supplies water for washing our buses.
- Our depot is partly powered by solar energy to generate renewable electricity, and we hope to increase this in the future.
We remain committed to continuously improving our environmental performance and investing in
more sustainable solutions.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Our mission is to provide innovative transport service models that meet the needs of all people in Counties: Meath, Louth and Fingal
Who We Are
Our Services
The services available to the community are:
- Weekly services to access pension and shopping facilities
- Weekly services to access hospital and health facilities
- Services to access active retirement groups
- Services for groups to attend activities
- Daily services to access education, employment and training
- Services for Disability groups
- Individual services to access health appointments
- Evening Services
Regular Rural Services are Public Services that operate on a fixed route between towns and villages and have a scheduled timetable. You can view our RRS timetables here.
Door-to-door services are bus routes that collect and return passengers to their homes. These services operate on a flexible timetable and stop in local villages and towns. They vary from daily to once a week or fortnightly and can be booked in advance. Offering great peace of mind to passengers living in rural areas, giving access to public transport and the freedom it brings.
What We Do
TFI Local Link Louth Meath Fingal run lots of services on a daily, weekly, fortnightly and monthly basis. These services operate between different parts of the Counties and beyond
We provide these services using our fleet of buses ranging from an 8 seater to an 18 seater bus. All of our buses are fully accessible and are subject to rigorous safety checks. Each seat has a seat belt and we use the most modern type of wheelchair restraints. We also use private operators in various parts of the counties in order to increase capacity. All of these operators are subject to the same checks as our own buses, and must meet our safety standards before commencing work for us.
All of our services are operated by fully trained drivers, trained to a highly recognized standard. On services which require passenger assistants, our passenger assistants are fully trained to a high standard, in areas such as First Aid, Manual Handling and care and supervision of passengers with disabilities.
Who Is It For
- People who live off the main transport routes
- Young people who have no access to public transport
- People with disabilities who need accessible transport
- Community groups with limited funding and transport needs
- People in rural areas with limited access to health care services
Why Choose Us
Advantages to using TFI Local Link Louth Meath Fingal:
- Accept Free Travel Pass on regular services
- Vehicles are fully accessible
- Services planned to suit you and your community
- Welcome new passengers
- Appreciate feedback
- Rigorous safety checks
- Every seat has a seat belt
- If a regular service is needed in your area, where possible, we will provide one
Our Aims
In order to meet the needs of the most marginalised and to promote social inclusion and full participation of citizens in society particularly in rural and isolated communities, TFI Local Link Louth Meath Fingal as a community-based organisation, aims: 1: To be the principal provider of safe, accessible and efficient rural transport services in Louth, Meath and Fingal, inter-connecting with national services and in response to local demands. 2: To develop and co-ordinate community-based transport services in Louth Meath and Fingal. 3: To offer a service to anyone with a transport need in these counties, within the resources available to us by the providers in the three counties. 4: To be the first point of contact for any individual or organisation/statutory agency/local authority with a transport need in Louth Meath Fingal and adjoining hinterland regions 5: To successfully coordinate a wide partnership of Public, private and not-for-profit providers, Local community and county-based organisations, and Agencies, organisations and individuals concerned with accessible transport provision.
Objectives
To continue to work with the National Transport Authority to provide safe, accessible and flexible routes and services in response to the welfare needs of the communities within the counties, ensuring the highest level of safety in line with our Health and Safety Statement. (which is kept under review) To work with the Health Services Executive in providing transport services that meet the needs of individuals in accessing health services i.e. hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, day care centres, primary care centres, and respite services. To place a particular emphasis in our programme to promote social inclusion and reduce rural isolation and provide age friendly services to meet the needs of older people, people with ill health, and people with mobility difficulties. To design an integrated network of services to interconnect with established bus and rail services, provided by Bus Eireann, and other scheduled private bus operators and Irish Rail, ensuring environment responsibility and sustainability. To operate a ‘self-drive programme’ – which allows community groups to operate our vehicles in their downtime with no charge. Where individual needs cannot be met on our bus services, to provide a ‘community car scheme’ tailored to meet more individual requirements. To continue to develop the organisation to provide services across the three counties. As part of our employment policy, TFI Local Link Louth Meath Fingal meet employment needs mainly from the Live Register, Employment Support Schemes such as TUS, Community Schemes such as Meath Jobs Club, Community Employment Schemes and volunteers.
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