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06 Sept 2025

Mayo shows strong at Bus Éireann GEM awards

Three awards will be taken back to Mayo from the regional award ceremony

Mayo shows strong at Bus Éireann GEM awards

Rory Leahy (Chief Sustainability and Safety Officer) presents award to Andy Martin, Dermot O'Boyle and Kevin Burke

Mayo has shown strong at Bus Éireann’s 2024 GEM (‘Go the Extra Mile’) Awards.

Ireland’s national bus company has celebrated its employees’ achievements in 2024 at the regional annual awards which recognise excellent customer service, community impact, performance and forward-thinking.

Robert Syron Garage Supervisor of the Year award

A total of three awards are going home to the Ballina depot this week with winners of ‘Team of the Year’, ‘Garage Supervisor of the Year’, and the ‘Diversity & Inclusion Award’ all being won by locals.

The prestigious ‘Team of the Year’ title was awarded to the Westport and Ballina Operations and Maintenance Teams represented by Andy Martin, Dermot O’Boyle, and Kevin Burke. 

Siobhan Kilrehill won the ‘Diversity & Inclusion Award’ for her commitment to making Bus Éireann a great place to work. 

Siobhan Kilrehill Diversity and Inclusion award

The ‘Garage Supervisor of the Year’ was won by Robert Syron for his dedication to his coworkers.

The Bus Éireann regional awards take place across the country in October, and the winners of each region will go forward to the National GEM awards on December 11 in Dublin.

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