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18-12-2005, 01:03

Alarm in County Limerick as Charleville trains hit the buffers
Limerick Leader
December 17th, 2005
DEIRDRE McGRATH

THE many County Limerick people who use the Charleville train service will lose out if Iarnrod Eireann's proposals to reduce the service from Charleville to Dublin go ahead.

The company are planning to drop two stops from their Charleville schedule. They intend to discontinue the 3.50pm train to Dublin and 9pm service from Dublin. Charleville has already lost the 9.45am train to Dublin in recent months.

The station serves a huge area of County Limerick, taking in the South East and West Limerick towns such as Newcastle West, Abbeyfeale and Rathkeale as well as North Cork and even as far away as Listowel in County Kerry.

Charleville Chamber of Commerce this week met with Andrew Roche, business development manager with Iarnrod Eireann in Kent Station, Cork.

Gay McEvoy, president of the Charleville chamber, said that the town needs a regular train service to and from Dublin.[and here I was thinking that PaleRail is the curse of provincial towns... ]

Deputy Gerard Murphy has been highly critical of the announcement and said that Charleville is one of the fastest growing towns in County Cork and deserves a better train service than it has now.

Cllr Jim Houlihan warns that changes to the schedule at Charleville Station will have big implications for Limerick passengers.

"I would be very concerned with things as they stand," he said. "Iarnrod Eireann have given no indication that they are going to reverse the decision. It would make good business sense to retain these stops.

"Charleville station is widely used by people from South-East Limerick and people often travel from the Croom area because of the availability of free car parking in a safe place. Older people particularly prefer to use Charleville because it means they can avoid travelling to the city," added Cllr Houlihan.

He said that people have been utilising Charleville train station since Kilmallock was closed over 15 years ago.

"These decisions are often made at a desk and are far removed from the reality on the ground," said Cllr Houlihan.

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ThomasS Posts: n/a	Alarm in County Limerick as Charleville trains hit the buffers Limerick Leader December 17th, 2005 DEIRDRE McGRATH THE many County Limerick people who use the Charleville train service will lose out if Iarnrod Eireann's proposals to reduce the service from Charleville to Dublin go ahead. The company are planning to drop two stops from their Charleville schedule. They intend to discontinue the 3.50pm train to Dublin and 9pm service from Dublin. Charleville has already lost the 9.45am train to Dublin in recent months. The station serves a huge area of County Limerick, taking in the South East and West Limerick towns such as Newcastle West, Abbeyfeale and Rathkeale as well as North Cork and even as far away as Listowel in County Kerry. Charleville Chamber of Commerce this week met with Andrew Roche, business development manager with Iarnrod Eireann in Kent Station, Cork. Gay McEvoy, president of the Charleville chamber, said that the town needs a regular train service to and from Dublin.[and here I was thinking that PaleRail is the curse of provincial towns... ] Deputy Gerard Murphy has been highly critical of the announcement and said that Charleville is one of the fastest growing towns in County Cork and deserves a better train service than it has now. Cllr Jim Houlihan warns that changes to the schedule at Charleville Station will have big implications for Limerick passengers. "I would be very concerned with things as they stand," he said. "Iarnrod Eireann have given no indication that they are going to reverse the decision. It would make good business sense to retain these stops. "Charleville station is widely used by people from South-East Limerick and people often travel from the Croom area because of the availability of free car parking in a safe place. Older people particularly prefer to use Charleville because it means they can avoid travelling to the city," added Cllr Houlihan. He said that people have been utilising Charleville train station since Kilmallock was closed over 15 years ago. "These decisions are often made at a desk and are far removed from the reality on the ground," said Cllr Houlihan.