A local councillor in Co. Mayo has claimed that the west of Ireland is being "made a carbon sink for the rest of the country" and that forestry seems to
Carrick-on-Shannon Public Meeting hears frustration at Government failure to tackle Regional Imbalance – Chris MacManus MEP sinnfein.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sinnfein.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A public meeting hosted by Chris MacManus MEP in Carrick-on-Shannon last Tuesday night heard frustration at the failure of successive Governments to tackle the .
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By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
Knock Airport, the brainchild of the late Monsignor James Horan, has proved critics wrong by reporting a dramatic increase in passenger numbers this year. The airport, built in a County Mayo bogland, recorded 200,000 passengers in 2002. Figures for 2004 are estimated to have doubled with a notable rise in charter flight business.
Despite being ridiculed by many commentators when Monsignor Horan first promoted the idea, Knock has surpassed its target as a service primarily for emigrant traffic to and from Britain. Serving a catchment area from the midlands and the west of Ireland as far as Donegal, the airport now operates flights to 25 destinations in Europe. Recent additions include tours to South Africa.