Updated: 18:37pm
Bus Éireann say several teens confronted one of their bus drivers in Limerick city on Sunday but say weapons were not involved, objects were not thrown at the bus and it was not hijacked.
In a statement this evening the company said a small number of teens boarded the bus at Carew Park before getting off again to block it from moving for a brief time.
Bus Éireann says the 303 service has been removed from O’Malley Park and Carew Park until further notice and they are making CCTV footage of the incident available to Gardaí.
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Posted 16:41pm
Gardaí are investigating after a bus in Limerick city was hijacked by a group of teenagers with an air gun on Sunday evening.
The male driver was not injured in the incident which came just two days after a female driver was shot in the face with an air gun on the same route.
The National Bus and Rail Union have condemned the latest incident and say the driver involved was shaken but has since returned to work.
Stephen Nugent from the NBRU outlines what happened on Sunday.
"A driver was covering the Carew Park area of South Hill. He pulled into a bus stop and then a gang of youths boarded the bus.
"They refused to pay their fare and demanded that the driver bring them to the next stop that they wanted to go to - and if didn't do so, he would be shot.
"There was obviously phone calls made because another gang of youths were waiting at the bus stop and when he pulled in there, they barred the bus with stones and bricks."
By Laura Harding, PA Deputy Entertainment Editor
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