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Unread 21-09-2017, 08:09   #46
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A well-written piece appears in the current Tipperary Star:

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At the end of August, the railways between Limerick Junction and Waterford and Limerick and Ballybrophy were in the news again as a result of the latest Irish Rail (IR) negotiations with the unions in the Labour Court over pay claims.

Documents deposited by IR highlighted that both routes could close unless the company is adequately funded.

Media, led by the Irish Independent and RTE, focused on the alleged €761 per passenger subsidy for the Nenagh line, instead of investigating the root causes behind the under-performance of these lines.

These lines serve eight large towns and despite the millions of euro in infrastructural investment in the last decade, little attempt has been made to run a service which is more than marginally relevant to the requirements of the communities they serve. It’s akin to opening a supermarket without stocking the shelves.
The full article can be read at source:
http://www.tipperarystar.ie/news/new...-services.html
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