A deputation from the local municipal district has met with representatives from the National Transport Authority to plead their case for the Number 7 service to be maintained.
However, they were told that it's a commercial route and the NTA have no control over changes to it.
Bus Eireann's Number 7 service currently stops in Clonmel, Kilsheelan and Carrick on Suir before travelling on to Kilkenny and Dublin
The company now intends to by-pass Kilsheelan and Carrick which will mean intending passengers would have to travel to Clonmel to connect with the service.
Following intense local opposition, the planned changes to the route have now been postponed until the summer.
Councillors representing the Carrick on Suir municipal district travelled to Dublin recently to meet with the National Transport Authority to press their case to hold onto the service.
However, the NTA said that while they recognised that there is a public need for a bus route to Dublin, they put forward alternatives to the direct route which involve passengers getting a bus or train to Clonmel and joining the service from there.
One of the major concerns locally, is how users of the Camp Hill services will access the facility if the route no longer passes through the town.
Chair of the Carrick District, Eddie O'Meara put forward an alternative option that would see school buses take up this role for the Camp Hill service users, but it was mooted by the national agency.
Sinn Fein's David Dunne is part of the Carrick on Suir working group which aims to retain some direct link to Dublin for the town….he says anger is growing and the issue is not going to go away
