Passengers using Collins Coaches’ popular route between Carrickmacross / Ardee / Collon / Slane and Dublin will now be able to check their e-mails, access their social networking sites or access the Internet whilst on the move in all of the company’s vehicles.

The entire fleet has just been fitted with Wi-Fi equipment supplied by FleetConnect.

Danny Collins, Managing Director at Collins Coaches said, “In keeping with our modern coach operation, we wish to continue to add to the services that we offer our passengers. By offering Wi-Fi accessibility on all of our Coaches, it will enable regular passengers, students, or anyone else from our growing number of local bus passengers, to check their e-mails before they get to their destination, or to download information or music during their journey. We are working with equipment supplier FleetConnect."

He added, “By continuing to offer innovations such as Wi-Fi, passengers can see our continued commitment to invest in giving everyone who uses our coaches the best quality travel.”

"Commuter routes are ideal for in-vehicle Wi-Fi services,” said Patrick Cotter, Director FleetConnect. “With an increasing number of hand-held devices such as mobile phones and PDAs having Wi-Fi built-in, accessing the Internet to check your email, surf the web or update your blog is now easier than ever before. With free Wi-Fi access on the bus, passengers can now make the most of their journey time to and from the office - at no cost to them. This really does represent another step towards enhancing the future of public transportation.”