Faster, earlier, and more reliable rail services are needed on the line between Limerick and Galway to maximise the potential of the route, according to a report prepared for the National Transport Authority.

IRONICALLY, the big house is gone, but the ‘little one’ given to an estate worker back in the 1880s is back in rude, good health – and twice its original size.

WORKERS reacted angrily last night to news that 44 jobs were to be axed at Shannon after its lucrative Heathrow route was scrapped.