tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post114350587226179246..comments2023-10-29T14:44:07.458+00:00Comments on The Dossing Times: Saving a Counter weight to DublinSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851386083389876851noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1143561405776792952006-03-28T16:56:00.000+01:002006-03-28T16:56:00.000+01:00Everyone was out on the streets of Limerick to sav...Everyone was out on the streets of Limerick to save ballsbridge hospital too, but that closed anyway.<BR/><BR/>Open skies and a rail link are the way to go, together with the atlantic coridoor. But the airport also needs a major overhaul of work practices and employment.<BR/><BR/>From talking to people well acquainted with how things are run there, it is vastly over staffed (by a factor of about three), suffering from nepotism, excessive unionisation, ancient work practices and utter incompetence in some areas.<BR/><BR/>This is why Aer Lingus have had problems introducing FastPass check in in ShannonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1143543986285673002006-03-28T12:06:00.000+01:002006-03-28T12:06:00.000+01:00Also Shannon airport is also a very passionate iss...<I>Also Shannon airport is also a very passionate issue in the Mid-West...</I><BR/><BR/>As can be seen from Brian Meaney's (Green Party Clare County Councillor) pragmatic support for US troops passing through Shannon Airport despite his pary's opposition.<BR/><BR/>He says his support is a principled one based on the fact that if the US pulled out of Iraq then there would be civil war. However, it's more likely that, for a potential canditate in the Clare constituency in the next General Election, opposition to anything that benefits Shannon Airport, no matter how principled, is a no-no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com