FirstGroup Plc - Acquisition of Matthews Coach Hire PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, February 04 FIRSTGROUP PLC Acquisition of Matthews coach hire FirstGroup plc (the `Group') is pleased to announce that it has acquired Matthews Coach Hire Limited (`Matthews'), an independent, family-owned coach and bus operator in Ireland , founded in 1995. With a fleet of more than 40 vehicles that includes two newly-acquired electric coaches the business is built around the operation of six licensed,...