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The new morning bullet train service from Galway to Dublin is a major step towards people being able to travel from one city to the other in under two hours.

Improvements to the rail service between Westport and Dublin will take 12 minutes off the journey, meaning it will take just three hours and 23 minutes to arrive at the capital.

Lack of information and disinformation is clouding the case for the Western Rail Corridor which must proceed to cope with huge demand for rail travel in the region, according to Claremorris Chamber of Commerce.

One of Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs, Gavin Duffy, will be keynote speaker on the importance of working on your business to succeed at a Midlands Gateway Chamber event, sponsored by Russell Brennan Keane Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors.

One of Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs, Gavin Duffy, will be keynote speaker on the importance of working on your business to succeed at a Midlands Gateway Chamber event, sponsored by Russell Brennan Keane Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors.

The decision by Irish Rail to increase the number of carriages on the 13.15pm train between Westport and Dublin has been welcomed by Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony.

Mayo hoteliers this week welcomed the setting up by Minister Mary Hanafin of an industry wide group to oversee and drive actions on measures to support tourism in Ireland. Fergal Ryan, Chairman of the Mayo branch of Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), stated that tourism must remain to the fore of Government policy and decision making if Ireland’s largest indigenous industry is to play its full role in the recovery of the Irish economy. In particular, Mr Ryan welcomed the commitment shown by Minister Hanafin in chairing the renewal implementation group and the Government’s acknowledgement of the importance of maintaining investment in overseas marketing. He also congratulated local hotelier John Raftery, chairman of the IHF Marketing Committee and proprietor of the Downhill Inn Hotel, Ballina, on his appointment to the Group.

There has been widespread condemnation of the Government’s omission of the third stage of the Western Rail Corridor,from the newly announced capital investment programme, by opposition politicians in the county. The third stage of the corridor, which would link Claremorris to Tuam, was not included in the new capital investment programme which will run until 2016.

A Westport area councillor said that the news that the Government is to stall the Western Rail Corridors construction from Tuam to Claremorris would be a “great shame” for the county and region.

The Midlands Gateway Chamber has welcomed the publication of the report of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group, noting that if implemented quickly, many of the recommendations could deliver much needed savings to local authorities.