Preliminary talks have taken place between officials of Cork City Council and the Railway Procurement Agency with a view to establishing a light rail system for the city. A feasibility study is to be carried out on the project, which would be completed in three phases beginning with a line from Ballincollig to Blackrock and Mahon; a feasibility study has already commenced on a water bus service for the River Lee.
If there is no multilateral deal between the EU and the US within the next few weeks Minister for Transport Martin Cullen has said the Government will look for a bilateral agreement with Washington. The Minister will await the outcome of a January meeting between the EU and the US on the "open skies" policy. The Government is anxious to negotiate additional US destinations for Aer Lingus.
When the Dublin Port Tunnel opens on Wednesday access will be confined to trucks. The authorities want to assess the impact of the change to existing traffic flows. A review will take place in mid-January and cars may then be allowed to use it.
About Me
- Liam Ferrie
- After a career in the IT sector I spent the final 25 years of my working life, along with my wife Pauline, as online publisher to the Irish Diaspora. From 1987 onward the email version of the Irish Emigrant became a vital link with home for many Irish people who had settled overseas. In retirement I am involved with the Computer and Communications Museum of Ireland. I also travel when the opportunity arises and most years Pauline and I walk a Camino to Santiago de Compostela.