Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

Between December 1962 and June 1963, from the ages reported

Offences

Collusion in tender bidding

Where

Co. Tipperary

Reporting

12 reports, 26 Apr 2023 to 9 Jun 2026

Outlets

irishtimes.com, tipperarylive.ie, rte.ie, limerickleader.ie

• Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders Collusion in tender bidding · Co. Tipperary

  Five men from County Tipperary were unanimously convicted in December 2025 by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of colluding to drive tender prices higher in school bus services across Limerick, Tipperary, Clare, South Galway and Waterford between November 2014 and December 2016. The accused bus and taxi operators are Noel Browne, Larry Hickey, Andrew Walsh, Raymond Heney and Anthony Flynn, all of whom pleaded not guilty. The prosecution, brought by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and the Director of Public Prosecutions, alleged the men coordinated bidding through meetings and information exchange to distort competition in Bus Éireann school transport tenders. After a trial lasting approximately three months, Judge David Keane adjourned sentencing to 6 July 2026.

  Convicted, 18 Dec 2025Convicted, accused · 12 reports

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1. 9 Jun2026
   Convictedirishtimes.com, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

   ‘Quite striking’ that two convicted in schoolbus tender case suffered heart attacks, court hears

   convicted, Andrew Walsh, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew Walsh♂63IE
2. 8 Jun2026
   Convictedtipperarylive.ie, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

   Five Tipperary defendants await sentencing in bus tender court case

   convicted, Andrew Walsh, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew Walsh♂63IE
3. 18 Dec2025
   Convictedrte.ie, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

   Five guilty of colluding to drive up bus tender prices

   convicted, Andrew Walsh, 62, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew Walsh♂62IE
4. 13 Dec2025
   In courttipperarylive.ie, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

   'We need these drivers to drive our kids to school,' says barrister in Tipperary bus trial

   accused, Andrew Walsh, 62, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew Walsh♂62IE
5. 10 Dec2025
   In courttipperarylive.ie, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

   LIVE: Trial hears allegations Tipperary school bus operators attempted to 'load the dice'

   accused, Andrew Walsh, 62, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew Walsh♂62IE
6. 12 Nov2025
   In courtlimerickleader.ie, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

   School bus operators on trial over alleged anti-competition practices on Limerick routes

   accused, Andrew Walsh, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew Walsh♂IE
7. 12 Nov2025
   In courttipperarylive.ie, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

   LIVE: School bus trial hears Tipp drivers among contractors who provide 'great value for money'

   accused, Andrew Walsh, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew Walsh♂IE
8. 6 Nov2025
   In courttipperarylive.ie, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

   Tipperary school bus trial not stuff of 'Hollywood' but affects everyone, says prosecution

   accused, Andrew Walsh, 62, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew Walsh♂62IE
9. 4 Nov2025
   In courttipperarylive.ie, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

   BREAKING: Five Tipperary bus and taxi operators plead not guilty in school transport case

   accused, Andrew Walsh, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew Walsh♂IE
10. 4 Nov2025
    In courtlimerickleader.ie, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

    Five bus and taxi operators across five counties including Limerick go on trial over school transport

    accused, Andrew Walsh, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew Walsh♂IE
11. 6 Nov2023
    In courttipperarylive.ie, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

    Five Tipperary individuals accused of anti-competition offences get trial date

    accused, Andrew Walsh, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew WalshIE
12. 26 Apr2023
    In courttipperarylive.ie, in Five Tipperary men convicted of colluding in school bus tenders

    Anti-competitive schoolbus trial involving Tipperary individuals likely to take months

    accused, Andrew Walsh, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew WalshIE

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