EI-BUD, re: Translink: it's possible, but a friend who is close to First Group's operations in Ireland explained to me last year that the Dublin / Belfast Aircoach suffered from low passenger numbers for most of its life, and almost never managed to cover its own costs. When times were good, its losses could be covered by the other more profitable Aircoach routes down south, but when the recession began to bite hard it was cheaper to close it down. Aside from the Aircoach "call centre" in Europa, First Group's only operation in NI is the BFS long term parking shuttle.