Cllr Keith Martin has warmly welcomed a motion of support from Castlebar Town Council on the issue of an early bird service on the Westport to Dublin train line. Cllr Martin has now written to Ballina Town Council and Mayo County Council to ask them to follow suit.
According to the Labour Councillor "At the June meeting of Westport Town Council I pointed out that an early bird service from Mayo to Dublin would facilitate the 125,000 people in Mayo and proposed that the three other local authorities lend their voice to Westport Town Council's call for action on the issue.
"Castlebar has answered that call and passed a motion at its most recent meeting in July supporting 'Westport Town Council's call for an early bird service to Dublin' and has contacted Iarnrod Éireann to request an early bird service as part of the timetable review for 2009.
"I trust that Ballina Town Council and Mayo County Council will soon follow suit as there is a definite and recognised need for an early bird service to Dublin. So far the campaign has the full support of Westport Town Council, Westport Chamber of Commerce, the Westport Tourism Industry and now Castlebar Town Council.
"I am positive that with continued pressure from the local authorities, businesses, tourism bodies and the general public that Iarnrod Éireann will deliver the service but we need to keep the pressure up."
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Good luck to your campaign for an early bird service. Fair play to Irish Rail for linking Ballina to Westport by train.
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