Van Hool McArdle was an Irish bus builder which operated between 1972 and 1978.[1] It was formed as a joint venture of the Belgian bus builder Van Hool and Irish coachbuilder Thomas McArdle of Dundalk to take over the bus building activities of CIÉ, principally the factory at Spa Road, Dublin.[2] The closure of Van Hool McArdle in 1978 left the Republic of Ireland without a bus manufacturer for several years until the creation of Shannon-based GAC Ireland.
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^Montgomery, Bob (26 January 2005). "Past Imperfect". the Irish Times. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019. Factiva IRTI000020050126e11q0003x