I see that the leaders of both TUS and UL are continuing to campaign in favour of the govt spending many 100s of millions of euros on making it harder to meet our climate commitments.

I understand: it makes developments at each campus more practical, but we are past the era of building more roads, and I would expect better leadership from university presidents.

(Using "expect" here in its moral sense, not its probabilistic one, OFC)

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https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/973256/tus-president-pleads-with-government-to-provide-vital-piece-of-infrastructure-for-limerick.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

TUS president pleads with government to provide 'vital piece of infrastructure' for Limerick

THE PRESIDENT of Technological University of the Shannon has issued an impassioned plea on government to build the second phase of the Northern Distributor Road. Prof Vincent Cunnane was addressing the Chamber business awards with the project having been shelved by Transport Minister Eamon Ryan. As ...

If we're not spending money on counter-productive roads projects we can afford to invest in stuff like this: https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/planning/970167/work-begins-to-identify-location-for-new-train-station-in-limerick.html

Vinny, stop asking for a second dual-carriageway between Coonagh and Lisnagry, and start agitating to get the new Moyross station located as near to TUS as possible.

Work begins to identify location for new train station in Limerick

IARNRÓD Éireann has appointed consultants to progress the development and construction of a new train station in Limerick city. Following confirmation by the Department of Transport that it is to fund the new station in Moyross, the transport company has now appointed Atkins to pr...

@bthalpin Couldn't agree more, Brendan. Universities should, by definition, be thought-leaders and progressive thinkers. It's beyond disappointing to see this attitude from them.

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