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Founded | 1919 |
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Headquarters | Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
Service area |
Ireland United Kingdom |
Destinations |
Dublin Dublin Airport Limerick Clonmel Kilkenny Waterford Watford Carlow Naas |
Hubs |
Urlingford Waterford Nenagh Clonmel Naas |
Website | jjkavanagh.ie |
JJ Kavanagh and Sons is Ireland's largest private coach operator. It was founded in 1919 by J.J. Kavanagh with the operation of a service connecting Urlingford with Kilkenny City.
The company has expanded greatly since the 1990s with the take-over of Kenneally's coach operators in Waterford. Its head office is in Urlingford, County Kilkenny. There are also offices in Naas, Dublin, Clonmel, Nenagh, Waterford and Carlow.[ citation needed]
JJ Kavanagh and Sons was founded in 1919 by James Kavanagh, and his wife Mollie, with the running of a daily coach service between Urlingford and Kilkenny. [1] In the 1940s, the couple's sons took over the business. [1] In the following years, the company expanded with an increase both in fleet size and in number of routes. This included the introduction of an Urlingford - Clonmel route.[ citation needed] At the time, the company had a lucrative delivery contract with some of Ireland's largest newspaper companies.[ citation needed]
With the decline in the prominence of the newspaper in Ireland, JJ Kavanagh and Sons lost their delivery deal and were forced to find new sources of income.[ citation needed] The business saw rapid expansion from the 1980s onwards as they launched a number of intercity routes.[ citation needed] The expansion of intercity routes was made possible for the company as a result of their acquisition of a number of coach companies across the south-east of Ireland in Naas, Nenagh, Waterford and Clonmel as well as the opening of sub-offices in Carlow and Dublin.[ citation needed]
In 2011, the company expanded internationally by purchasing Mullany's coaches in Watford, England. This deal was believed to have been in the region of €1 million. [2]
As of 2019, the company reportedly had a workforce of approximately 250 people. [1]
The company also operates a number of local bus services, including those in Waterford and Tramore and intercity express services from Dublin Airport and Dublin city to Limerick, Waterford, Clonmel, Carlow and Kilkenny.[ citation needed] As of 2019, it had also started a service from Dublin Airport and Dublin city to Naas in County Kildare.[ citation needed]
The company's coach fleet, which operates on intercity services, is made up of over one hundred Setra 400 series Neoplan Tourliner and Mercedes Tourismo coaches.[ citation needed] The feature air conditioning, reclining seats, on-board toilets, seatbelts, USB sockets and audio/visual facilities.[ citation needed] The number plate of each bus is made up entirely of number ones.[ citation needed]
It was the first coach company in Ireland to introduce free Wi-Fi onto some of its coaches in 2009.[ citation needed]
The bus fleet operated by the company on the town and city routes is made up of Mercedes-Benz Citaros.[ citation needed]
J. J. Kavanagh & Sons became the first operator of the MCV Evora in Ireland, taking delivery of three examples in early 2018. [3]
JJ Kavanagh and Sons plays a role in the Kilkenny and Carlow Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) scene, sponsoring several of the hurling and Gaelic football competitions in the counties.[ citation needed] They also sponsor the Kilkenny camogie team.[ citation needed]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (April 2024) |
Founded | 1919 |
---|---|
Headquarters | Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
Service area |
Ireland United Kingdom |
Destinations |
Dublin Dublin Airport Limerick Clonmel Kilkenny Waterford Watford Carlow Naas |
Hubs |
Urlingford Waterford Nenagh Clonmel Naas |
Website | jjkavanagh.ie |
JJ Kavanagh and Sons is Ireland's largest private coach operator. It was founded in 1919 by J.J. Kavanagh with the operation of a service connecting Urlingford with Kilkenny City.
The company has expanded greatly since the 1990s with the take-over of Kenneally's coach operators in Waterford. Its head office is in Urlingford, County Kilkenny. There are also offices in Naas, Dublin, Clonmel, Nenagh, Waterford and Carlow.[ citation needed]
JJ Kavanagh and Sons was founded in 1919 by James Kavanagh, and his wife Mollie, with the running of a daily coach service between Urlingford and Kilkenny. [1] In the 1940s, the couple's sons took over the business. [1] In the following years, the company expanded with an increase both in fleet size and in number of routes. This included the introduction of an Urlingford - Clonmel route.[ citation needed] At the time, the company had a lucrative delivery contract with some of Ireland's largest newspaper companies.[ citation needed]
With the decline in the prominence of the newspaper in Ireland, JJ Kavanagh and Sons lost their delivery deal and were forced to find new sources of income.[ citation needed] The business saw rapid expansion from the 1980s onwards as they launched a number of intercity routes.[ citation needed] The expansion of intercity routes was made possible for the company as a result of their acquisition of a number of coach companies across the south-east of Ireland in Naas, Nenagh, Waterford and Clonmel as well as the opening of sub-offices in Carlow and Dublin.[ citation needed]
In 2011, the company expanded internationally by purchasing Mullany's coaches in Watford, England. This deal was believed to have been in the region of €1 million. [2]
As of 2019, the company reportedly had a workforce of approximately 250 people. [1]
The company also operates a number of local bus services, including those in Waterford and Tramore and intercity express services from Dublin Airport and Dublin city to Limerick, Waterford, Clonmel, Carlow and Kilkenny.[ citation needed] As of 2019, it had also started a service from Dublin Airport and Dublin city to Naas in County Kildare.[ citation needed]
The company's coach fleet, which operates on intercity services, is made up of over one hundred Setra 400 series Neoplan Tourliner and Mercedes Tourismo coaches.[ citation needed] The feature air conditioning, reclining seats, on-board toilets, seatbelts, USB sockets and audio/visual facilities.[ citation needed] The number plate of each bus is made up entirely of number ones.[ citation needed]
It was the first coach company in Ireland to introduce free Wi-Fi onto some of its coaches in 2009.[ citation needed]
The bus fleet operated by the company on the town and city routes is made up of Mercedes-Benz Citaros.[ citation needed]
J. J. Kavanagh & Sons became the first operator of the MCV Evora in Ireland, taking delivery of three examples in early 2018. [3]
JJ Kavanagh and Sons plays a role in the Kilkenny and Carlow Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) scene, sponsoring several of the hurling and Gaelic football competitions in the counties.[ citation needed] They also sponsor the Kilkenny camogie team.[ citation needed]