Despite the signatures of over 10,000 people for a petition to Save the 19 Bus and the active support of 13 TDs and 24 local councillors in detailed submissions from the Save the 19 Bus Campaign to both Dublin Bus and senior management at the National Transport Authority, Dublin Bus are still pushing ahead regardless in their proposal to axe the 19 Bus. Local residents, commuters and public representatives (from all political parties) have come together to emphatically oppose this proposal and held a joint press conference on Tuesday 2 August at 11am at Dublin's Buswell’s Hotel.