*Mayor of Limerick John Moran at the inauguration ceremony at St Mary’s Cathedral where he was vested with Chains of Office. Picture: Don Moloney LIMERICK having a Directly Elected Mayor will have implications for neighbouring Clare, the Chief Executive of Clare County Council has cautioned.
*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.
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ARE CONFIDENT that the business case for reopening the Crusheen stop on the Western Rail Corridor is stronger than ever.
*Photograph: John Mangan DELIVERING A RAIL LINK can provide Shannon Airport with a unique selling point that competitors in the country will not be able to match.
KILLALOE IS NOW home to the Mayor of Clare following Cllr Tony O’Brien’s (FF) election as the county’s first citizen.
*Photograph: John Mangan MORE FREQUENT TRAIN SERVICES on the Ennis line and a rail spur to Shannon Airport are among the aspects taking prominence in the revised draft Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (LSMATS).
*Shannon Chamber Chief Executive, Helen Downes. Photograph: Liam Burke / Press 22 A deficit of facilities in Shannon for community, civic and creative activity have been flagged by Shannon Chamber in a submission to a masterplan for the town.
**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.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley Loud support for the addition of a rail spur to Shannon Airport needs to stem from the entire Mid-West region.
A town bus service for Ennis is “an absolute priority” of the National Transport Authority (NTA).
