Last year, the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) has called for the multi-billion euro MetroLink and BusConnects plans to be scrapped and replaced with cheaper alternatives due to COVID-19.
The impression has been created that the present Government has embarked on large-scale public transport projects. In fact, most of these are draft proposals.
The National Roads Authority's website dedicated to the M3 Motorway, www.m3motorway.ie, was set up as a propaganda exercise to counter criticism and concern over the State's firm conviction that the chosen route through the Tara-Skryne Valley was unalterable, regardless of what new sites might be discovered there. There can be no doubt that, in the...
Criticizing the proposal, Michael D. Higgins TD stated that it resembled the project of a property developer more than that of a body which bears primary responsibility for the provision of public transport.
On its website devoted to the M3 motorway, the NRA goes to some lengths to justify the road's construction. The NRA states: "The M3 Motorway is a key part of the plan to upgrade the overall roads network for the country. It will significantly improve road transport connections between the North West and the East of the country." It...
