Love Greenways but not on Our Railway

Why do Policy Makers accept this ? #RailEquality #CohesionPolicy @EuropeanInst @EUinmyRegion @europe_icban @EU_Commission @EU_CoR @INTERREG_NWE @NWAssembly @WDCInsights @EESC_ECO @TI_EU @CoE_Antidiscrim @RegioCoop @regstud @RegioAdmCap @EUFunds_Ireland @post2020regions @ESPON_IE

Knock Airport’s passengers always seem to be a happy bunch, despite their region being subjected to persistent under-investment by the Irish State #RailEquality #RegionalDiscrimination m.independent.ie/regionals/mayo…

The danger of short term thinking. Just one year open and the people of Cork realise the folly of allowing their disused rail line to be turned into a greenway. #RailEquality m.independent.ie/regionals/cork…

Definitive progress for the West Of Ireland as Minister Seán Canney confirms that the Galway Mayo section of the Western Rail Corridor will be reopened within 5 years. It is now a priority project of the Irish Government’s Transport Plan midwestradio.ie/news/western-r… #RailEquality

No catering, not even cold beverage service on any regional rail service is yet another example of #RegionalDiscrimination #timeforchange #RailEquality

Further squeeze on Low Paid Workers and Small Business #Budget26 had a few positives for public transport, but continued the pattern of #RegionalDiscrimination #RailEquality

Relief at last for Galway’s hard pressed commuter #RailEquality connachttribune.ie/gaway-set-for-…

Sounds good: Public Transport and Regional Development to be prioritised. Billions for Dublin Metro confirmed. #RailEquality

Western Politicians have become too accepting of the persistent theft of their regions #EU funds (ie “diversion”). They need to shout a bit louder, or tariffs will be the latest excuse. #RegionalDiscrimination #RailEquality

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What will they think of next ?

@iiea EU Cohesion Policy has failed its citizens. Just look at what happened to the EU’s Western Arc, a designated TEN route transformed into a dirt track by #RegionalDiscrimination @Dept_Transport @RegioInterreg @EU_Commission

📢 Cohesion policy has been described as the ‘glue that holds Europe together’ and as ‘the most important stabilising tool of the EU’.  In her latest blog, IIEA Researcher Heather Burke writes about the challenges facing cohesion policy as the #EU looks to re-imagine and improve its approach while navigating an increasingly fraught geopolitical environment. This #iieapublication is part of the #FutureProofingEurope project, kindly supported by @dfatirl 👉 Read the full blog here: iiea.com/blog/future-pr…

Can a Government attempting a return to its roots, address #RegionalDiscrimination which has become all pervasive among policy makers ? #RailEquality

Tackling #Regional disparities caused by overly centralised public transport policy in #Ireland is a big challenge for the new government. If they succeed, they will reverse the ever widening divergence. They appear to be making a good start #RailEquality @europe_icban @EU_CoR

Sir Humphrey has spoken strongly with the main political parties of his displeasure at their begging for investment west of the Shannon. @finegael @fiannafailparty @sinnfeinireland #RailEquality #RegionalDiscrimination

Set up under pressure from #EU with their funding controlled by #Dublin Regional Organisations lacked power and had to settle for peanuts. Now divergence between the #Regions has become obvious to the citizen #RailEquality #RegionalDiscrimination connachttribune.ie/call-for-gover… @TI_EU

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Low voter turnout in the #EU elections. Now is not a time to ignore peripheral regions #RailEquality @EU_Commission @EU_CoR @TI_EU

Democracy Matters. Please Vote on June 7th elections.europa.eu/en/how-to-vote… Citizens in peripheral member states like Ireland need to address systemic corruption causing #RegionalDiscrimination #RailEquality @TI_EU @RegioInterreg @europe_icban @EU_Commision

Spending EU funds while paying lip service to connecting Regions is #RegionalDiscrimination The next government needs to be serious about rail connecting #Cork #Derry in a straight line #RailEquality youtu.be/DL8RQpZtWQc?fe…