Considine’s vision praised for putting Shannon back on firm footing
MARY CONSIDINE’s vision during her six year tenure as CEO of the Shannon Airport Group has been lauded.
Jim Meade
Mary Considine steps down from Shannon Airport Group to become Irish Rail CEO
*Mary Considine. MARY CONSIDINE is stepping down as CEO of the Shannon Airport Group to become CEO of Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail).
Frustration building as Govt failed to put full steam behind rail works in Ballycar & Crusheen
FRUSTRATION has been voiced by a Clare TD on the lack of focus placed on progressing flood relief works at Ballycar and on reopening Crusheen railway station, both of which are situated on the Ennis to Limerick rail line.
Cost to sort flooding in Ballycar now in region of €25m
*Photograph: John Mangan FLOODING in Ballycar “has been the bane of our life”, the top official in Iarnród Éireann has remarked.
Iarnród Éireann not planning to bring in extra staff for Ennis Train Station
*Ennis Station. NO PLANS are in place to increase the amount of staff at Ennis Train Station, the CEO of Iarnród Éireann has confirmed.
Clare public need to be all aboard cause to reopen Crusheen railway station
*A photo montage of what the Crusheen Railway Station could look like. CLARE’S PUBLIC need to be all aboard plans to reopen Crusheen rail station if officials in the capital are to get behind it, Iarnród Éireann’s CEO has said.
Cooraclare Chief Exec of Iarnród Éireann to address Ennis Chamber briefing
*Jim Meade. COORACLARE native Jim Meade, the Chief Executive of Iarnród Éireann will address an Ennis Chamber breakfast briefing this week.
Uncertainty over Shannon Airport rail link is ‘holding farmers to ransom’
*Shannon Airport. FARMERS IN CLARE “have been held to ransom” over the uncertainty on whether a rail link to Shannon Airport will come to fruition while the economics of the spur have been questioned.
‘Compelling case’ to reopen Crusheen railway station to be put before Iarnród Éireann
SENIOR OFFICIALS in the Department of Transport have repeatedly said there are no plans to reopen the railway station in Crusheen but North-East Clare elected representatives remain optimistic the return of stop may come to pass.
Business case for reopening Crusheen rail stop ‘stronger than ever’
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ARE CONFIDENT that the business case for reopening the Crusheen stop on the Western Rail Corridor is stronger than ever.