A bus driver is recovering - after he had a gun pointed in his face as he drove his vehicle in central Dublin.
The Irish Mirror has learned that the Dublin Bus driver suffered the ordeal as he drove in the Mountjoy Square area of the north inner city on Friday night.
According to sources, the terrifying incident occurred as the driver was sitting in the bus before the start of his shift.
A man came onboard and the driver told him he has to get off as the bus is not in service. The man then pulled out a gun and said to the driver: “I’ll blow your f**king head off.”
The driver was unhurt but was badly shaken up following the incident, which happened at around 11pm.
We have also learned that SIPTU, one of the unions which represents Dublin Bus drivers, has advised its members not to drive in the Mountjoy Square area in the evenings for the foreseeable future.
A note sent to members of the union warns there had been a serious incident in Mountjoy Square on Friday night.
It advises drivers of routes 7, 7a and 13 to terminate at Parnell Square after 7pm.
Gardai confirmed to the Irish Mirror that officers were investigating a suspected firearms incident in Dublin.
A Garda spokesman told us: “Gardaí received a report of an alleged incident involving a suspected firearm that occurred on Mountjoy Square in Dublin 1 shortly before 11:00pm last night, Friday 18th April 2025.
“No injuries were reported. Investigations are ongoing.”
The spokesman also confirmed nothing was robbed in the incident.
A Dublin Bus spokesman confirmed the horror ordeal - and that buses would now not go to Mountjoy Square after 7pm from Saturday until further notice.
He said: "Dublin Bus can confirm that an incident occurred involving one of our vehicles in the vicinity of Mountjoy Square late last night. No customers were on board at the time.
"We are providing full support to the driver involved and we are liaising with An Garda Siochana. We will continue to assist them in any way possible. As the investigation is ongoing, we are not in a position to comment further at this time.
"Customers should note that Routes 7/a and 13 will be unable to serve their terminus at Mountjoy Square from 19.00 Saturday evening until further notice. Nearest stop available for Route 7/a is stop 4725 on O'Connell Street. Nearest stop for Route 13 is stop 261 on Parnell Square East."
And speaking to The Mirror, SIPTU’s Transport Sector Organiser John Murphy, told us the driver is “shook up” after being threatened at gunpoint.
“A serious incident occurred at Mountjoy square where one our drivers was exposed to a serious incident in which a gun was pulled on him and a threat was made against him. That’s very serious in our view," he told us.
“I know he’s very shook up. Our chairman has spoken to him and so have management.
“The driver is a non Irish national so we are not sure if that is associated with it or not at this stage. But SIPTU notified the company that the 13 and 7 routes should not terminate in Mountjoy Square after 7pm and divert to Parnell, and in fairness the company agreed.
“SIPTU plans to engage with the company next week to see what if any protocols can be put in place to deal with these types of incidents."
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