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.
Jim Meade
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.
Strong business case needs to be made for Crusheen rail stop
**Photograph: Anthony E Bennett – Irish Railway Record Society Archive Crusheen cannot wait for the completion of a transportation strategy for the county if an appeal to to open a railway stop is to be successful.
Harty disappointed by Irish Rail dismissing possibility of Crusheen rail stop
No plans or funding is in place to build a rail stop at Crusheen.
