Towns let down by strategy
Clonmel Chamber of Commerce said it was disappointed the county had been excluded from the report. Clonmel had been waiting for various announcement, including the decentralisation programme, and the town was still hopeful it may yet benefit, a spokesperson said.
The citing of the Midlands triangle of Athlone, Mullingar and Tullamore as an area for development was no consolation for business interests in other towns in the region, it was claimed.
