Tag: transportation

  • Let the train take the strain….or not…

    For complicated reasons I found myself earlier this week having to drive to Waterville, Country Kerry and leave the car there. This involved then getting back to Sallins, by public transport. To go there I drove, which took a tad over 4 1/2 hours. Coming back was somewhat different. I got a bus from Waterville at…

  • What sectors have contracted most in the crash?

    The CSO produced a very good set of tables on value added by sector 2002-9 The data tables contained in this release can be downloaded in excel from this link. Summary : in terms of output the economy was 13% smaller in 2009 than 2002.  Service industries and agri have been hit hard, as with…