Cool reaction to 10-year Western Rail Corridor plan

THE Western Rail Corridor is to become a reality under the Government’s 10 year transport plan.

The proposed link between Ennis, Co Clare, and Claremorris, Co Mayo, is the eye-catching initiative of its plans for developing rail and bus infrastructure over the next decade.

But reaction to yesterday’s announcement by Transport Minister Martin Cullen was decidedly muted among groups and politicians who have long campaigned for a rail link along the west coast. They said that it would take too long to deliver and fell far short of what was required.