The Tribune article and the political response to it was a load of balls IMHO. I replied to it and also pointed out separately (which wasn't published on the site) that the picture purporting to be the Racecourse stop was actually Carrickmines station, which is of course going ahead.
Firstly, the Racecourse stop was only ever going to be "as required", in the same way that Curragh on the Cork Main Line is also only used at certain times. Secondly, I do not believe that there is any issue with Brennanstown, and I would point you all in the direction of the Metropolitan Railway between London and Buckinghamshire, which was developed on a speculative basis. Typically, Irish public discourse on projects is short termist and as evidenced with all the teenage economists getting hot under the collar over the WRC, railway projects are subject to a deeper level of scrutiny and a quicker jump to the phrase "white elephant" than other infrastructural projects. Also, when we are in a boom, folks think it will last forever and vice versa with the recession.
Building Brennanstown now means that the retro fitting costs in five years time will not be necessary. A bit of joined up thinking here instead of knee jerking please.
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