Madam, - As the Shannon status controversy rumbles on, I would like to mention that our company, in association with Iarnród Éireann, has been bringing tens of thousands of Dublin-based tourists/visitors to Limerick, Bunratty Castle, Doolin, the Burren and the cliffs of Moher.
This daily conduit of tourism from Dublin has been in place now for some six years and continues to grow - further highlighting the value of our national rail network in spatial strategy. - Yours, etc.,
JIM DEEGAN, Railtours Ireland, Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1.