"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot"
~ Joni Mitchell

The Chaos of commuting
Since the Celtic tiger began, traffic jams are on the rise in Ennis, which are disproportionate to the city’s size. Solving our traffic dilemma is a pressing issue.

In November 2004, the Government announced record infrastructure investment in rail, road and bus transport in the year ahead of €2.119billon. Of this amount, €1.319 billion will be spent on the National Roads Programme, with €686 million to be spent on public transport; twice as much to be spent on roads, than on sustainable transport.

Ireland's motorway building programme has had a fair share of critics. Controversies like the Glen of the Downs, Carrickmines, Tara and the M3 have led to huge construction delays as well as questioning our extreme car dependent culture.

Waterford has its own road controversy over the viking settlement at Woodstown when the N25 was being built. The digs at the site have uncovered a wealth of archaelogical objects including Byzantium coins and viking weapons.
Source: www.vikingwaterford.com