Flynn looking for boycott of tunnel

THE Limerick Tunnel may be a huge addition to the Mid-West’s infrastructure but Shannon Councillor Gerry Flynn is calling for it to be boycotted in protest at the charges.
The independent councillor is also calling for the public to fight against the imposition of a €6 charge at the Cliffs of Moher.
Councillor Flynn claims the charge at the Limerick Tunnel is too much of a burden on already struggling people. “It’s absolutely crazy. People are already hard-pressed and now they’re being asked to pay another €1.80 for a car and €5.70 for a truck. It’s crazy stuff.”
He said that the charges in Limerick are in contrast to the Jack Lynch tunnel in Cork, which is free to motorists.
Councillor Flynn claimed that Clare people have suffered significant losses of services and that if they withhold money by not using the tunnel it might focus some attention on the county’s requirements. “It’s time that someone shouted stop, things have gone mad. Look at the hospital in Ennis, look at St Joseph’s, which is going to be hit, look at the airport. It’s time for the working-class people of Ireland to take direct action and call a halt.”
Councillor Flynn also said that he was appalled by the moves to introduce a charge to visit the Cliffs of Moher.
He said that the charges were being introduced there as the council overextended itself with the visitor centre, while he said the public have a right of access. “There is an right of way that has been there many years,” he claimed.