Córas Iompair Éireann
From Dublin Transport
Introduction
Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ), is the parent company of Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann, which were created in 1987, since the enactment of the Transport Act of 1986
History
CIÉ was originally established as a private company, to provide road and railway transport (incorporating the GSR and DUTC), under the "Transport Act of 1944". At this point CIÉ adopted the logo of the latter company, "the flying snail". The "Transport Act of 1950", formally nationalised CIÉ, changing its structure from a private limited company to a board appointed by the Minister for Transport. The Northern Ireland "Great Northern Railway Act (1958)" transferred the lines of Great Northern Railway Board south of the border to CIÉ. For most of its existence the company made large year-on-year losses, particularly the railways division, and this caused the public and politicians to demand "make CIÉ pay". Thus, similar to the pattern in many countries, Ireland's railways were rationalised and faced severe cutbacks while the road division was expanded.