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Vol 30 N o 41

nan Thursday, October 19 2000

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Proposal for Oranmore to Barna Train Service
by Kernan Andrews the solution to Galway's traffic problems as well as an alternative to the proLIGHT rail metro system could be sed outer bypass to the city. The idea has come from the Galway tern or failing that a quality bus corri work. "The existing roads network is not ironmental Alliance, a coalition of dor." The GEA is currently drafting a poli working to its full capacity," says vironmental groups, which is in vour of easing traffic congestion in cy on the light rail and dedicated public O'Brochlain, "A lot more needs to be city, it believes a quality rail based transport system through the Galway done. It doesn't flow smoothly and the City Community Forum. It hopes to roundabout at the Headford Road is lie transport system could do this, iall O'Brochlain, of Galway have its proposals out by next year at often a bottleneck." The GEA is currently working on ronmental Alliance says: "A quali- the latest and taken into consideration proposals to redesign the roundabout. public transport train system is feasi- by the corporation. O'Brochlain is hopeful the corpora The GEA feels the pillars of the old -. What we're talking about is an nmore to Bama route stopping at Galway to Clifden railway line could be tion will implement some of the group's bodquay and the hospital to cater for used for a light rail system without ideas. "We're very hopeful for the round ~le not being catered for at present, abandoning the millennium footbridge idea. O'Brochlain says the bridge could about. There have been a lot of propos students, the elderly, and the disbe built in such a way that would stop als. It's really a matter of tying them together. It's decisions that are needed. T h e plan for Transport and Land objects being thrown at sailing boats The train is a longer term project. We se study looked into various light rail thus putting to rest the fears of the Corrib Rowing and Yachting club need a serious study into it first." Options from Tuam to the city centre d from Gort to the city centre, but which has raised objections to the foot Continued on page two ere was no internal system for the bridge. The group is also calling for Jty. We are calling for a fesibility study y the corporation into a light rail sys- improvements in the existing roads net
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Old rivals: Ireland's Olympic silver medallist, Sonia O'Sullivaii, and Britain's Paula Radcliffe attracted some 15,000 spectators as the two met head-to-head for the first time since Sydney in the BUPA Loughrea Road Race on Sunday. See story in Sportsline. Photo: Mike Shaughnessy

5 Carnmore 1% off Avoids Worst of Strike
Deposits Welcome for Christmas
CARNMORE AIRPORT has avoided the worst of the strikes affecting Aer Lingus this week, despite some cancellations and delays. Passengers had to make their way by bus Some 2 0 , 0 0 0 passengers throughout to certain destinations. Ireland were affected by the cancelation of Aer Lingus tried to accommodate passen 2 0 0 Aer Lingus flights on Tuesday. gers by taking out ads in the newspapers and While Dublin suffered the worst of the set up a freephone telephone line. strike, which included IMPACT baggage Despite some delays, Aer Arann is run handlers and cabin crew, John Coyle, chair ning its normal service and is unaffected by man of Cam more Airport, said there had the strike. "It's business as usual," said Aer been no effects until Tuesday when some Arann's marketing manager Jennifer flights were cancelled. Mooney. He said some flights also had been There were fears that flights would be delayed getting back to Galway from cancelled on Wednesday. However a Dublin, but otherwise things ran as normal. spokesperson for Aer Lingus said the "An Aer Lingus flight left at 6.1 Sam on 12.40pm flight to Galway flight went ahead Tuesday, but the other two flights were can yesterday and flights were back to normal. celled," he said.

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