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The decision of the EU Transport Council in Brussels to include the Port of Galway on the revised Trans-European Transport Network Regulation and therefore eligible for massive EU funding paves the way for the development of the facility to be a major player in the renewable energy industry.

Welcoming the opening of the Western Rail Corridor line from Limerick to Galway, Mayo senator John Carty has called for the continuation of the project to Claremorris to proceed as soon as possible.

The official opening of the long-awaited Galway to Limerick rail service is set to take place next Monday, an event which has been described by campaigners as a “good day for the west of Ireland”.

Transport 21 is supporting and boosting the tourism industry in Galway by providing better roads, trains, and regional airports, according to Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey.

It has been announced this week that the new Galway to Limerick direct train service will be up and running by May 2009.

Tourists to Galway and the west last year spent almost a billion euro in the region, and new transport links can help ensure that sort of spend is maintained, Transport Minister Noel Dempsey said this week.

The Mayo Chambers are “astonished” by the recommendations contained in the An Bord Snip Nua report in relation to the non-completion of the Western Rail Corridor and the axing of the Manulla-Ballina railway.

The West on Track Community Campaign has warmly welcomed the announcement in the joint programme for Government that work is to continue on the subsequent phases of the Western Rail Corridor and Navan rail projects for earliest possible delivery.

The final section of the M6 Galway to Dublin motorway will open tomorrow, linking the east and west coast on budget, and four months ahead of schedule.