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Six weeks ago in this column, I described the approval of the N6 Galway City Ring Road as potentially the most consequential planning decision for Galway’s housing market in a generation. I meant every word of it. The relief felt across the region when An Coimisiún Pleanála finally issued that decision in April was real and it was earned, the product of more than 30 years of planning, campaigning, legal battles, and hard money spent.

The Western Rail Corridor has been in the news on and off for years – but casual observers could be forgiven for not being sure if the project has been abandoned or fast-tracked - though sadly it is far from the latter. If U-turns and indecision can be fairly said to be the hallmark of this government, then the Western Rail Corridor is a perfect microcosm.