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  • 29-01-2020 11:33pm
    #1
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,887 ✭✭✭✭


    Thinking about it (after a few pints) why did we pick some locations as our main hubs. I'm excluding the big hubs like Dublin Port/Airport and Cork Airport. I'm talking about Shannon Airport (a village in Clare) and Rosslare Port (a ****hole in Wexford)

    Should places like Galway been picked as the western hub too Ireland ??


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  • #2
    Salary Negotiator
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    Can’t get much further west than Shannon.

    Can’t get much closer to Europe than Wexford.

    Is my guess anyway.


  • #3
    TheValeyard
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    Rosslare dates back to the 19th century when Wexford Town was the main shipping port for the South East. It got moved to Rosslare because of navigational issues and to create a new rail link and create a speedy cross channel link.

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • #4
    Upforthematch
    Registered Users Posts: 1,328 ✭✭✭Upforthematch


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Thinking about it (after a few pints) why did we pick some locations as our main hubs. I'm excluding the big hubs like Dublin Port/Airport and Cork Airport. I'm talking about Shannon Airport (a village in Clare) and Rosslare Port (a ****hole in Wexford)

    Should places like Galway been picked as the western hub too Ireland ??

    Why not?

    Galway was a university town before it became a city and has lots of history and its a big county.

    Rosslare is the nearest corner to Europe

    Most irish cities are built on old shipping ports.

    Now Pairc Ui Caoimh, there's a mystery. Why build a big stadium with no access unless you swim!


  • #5
    Ten of Swords
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    Op I think you'd have better luck asking here

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=887

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  • #6
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    The early days of transatlantic flight used flying boats, flying in and out of Foynes, on the other side of the Shannon estuary to the current airport. When they were dying out thanks to new technology that allowed regular planes to make the trip the government built an airport nearby, presumably because there was an existing aviation industry already in the area. It became an important stopover for flights from Europe which needed to refuel before flying on to the States or Canada.


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  • #7
    corner of hells
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,409 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    Zaph wrote: »
    The early days of transatlantic flight used flying boats, flying in and out of Foynes, on the other side of the Shannon estuary to the current airport. When they were dying out thanks to new technology that allowed regular planes to make the trip the government built an airport nearby, presumably because there was an existing aviation industry already in the area. It became an important stopover for flights from Europe which needed to refuel before flying on to the States or Canada.

    Flying boats ? Away with you and your forked tongue.
    I've heard of rubber bands, horse flies and even an oil field but boats do not fly.


  • #8
    myshirt
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    Whatever the answer is, it's not at the bottom of a glass. Drink is never the answer. If it's getting you down, fair enough, that's ok, but no need to sink into the pints to have the discussion.


  • #9
    Bio Mech
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    Well the choice for a port was somewhat limited. It had to be beside the sea.


  • #10
    Uncle Mclovin
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    Nationwide actually covered the origins of Shannon Airport this week.

    On a side note you'd miss Mary Kennedy. Hard to suffer through that cretin Bláthnaid.


  • #11
    PTH2009
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    Uncle Mclovin wrote: »
    Nationwide actually covered the origins of Shannon Airport this week.

    On a side note you'd miss Mary Kennedy. Hard to suffer through that cretin Bláthnaid.

    Sure Knock Airport was only built for the pope and got a fair bit of luck ever since. Not like Waterford Airport which is forever in the doldrums


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  • #12
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    corner of hells wrote: »
    Flying boats ? Away with you and your forked tongue.
    I've heard of rubber bands, horse flies and even an oil field but boats do not fly.

    A flying boat :D

    3_The_Glastron_GT150_was_the_star_of_Live_and_Let_Die.jpg


  • #13
    Omackeral
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    Bio Mech wrote: »
    Well the choice for a port was somewhat limited. It had to be beside the sea.

    I dunno, Portlaoise seems to be going for it regardless of a coastline.


  • #14
    Quantum Erasure
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    Location, Location, Location,


    that's what they say anyway...


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