Dublin ‘monster’ devours country

I FIND myself stuck in traffic on the M50, the N7, or in Dublin city, reluctantly adding to the traffic chaos because I need to visit a surgeon, attend a match, go to the airport for a holiday flight or visit the headquarters of a company that does not need to be located in Dublin.

There is in fact a long list of services that require me, and people like me, to commute needlessly to the capital.

The recent decision by Aer Lingus to transfer its Shannon-Heathrow route to Belfast will add to the problem by putting more traffic on the M50 and N7 and remove a vital piece of infrastructure from the mid-west region.