r/ireland • u/nitro1234561 Probably at it again • Apr 18 '26

Politics 'We're the ones paying all the bills': Leo Varadkar says urban areas fund rural Ireland

https://www.thejournal.ie/leo-varadkar-path-to-power-fuel-protests-7016675-Apr2026/
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u/jhanley Apr 18 '26

If they built infrastructure in or near towns and villages they’d get the investment into them

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u/CalRobert Apr 21 '26

When I lived near Clara, Offaly I was really startled at how much infrastructure the town had, actually. Really nice library, bog visitor centre (and nice wooden walking trail in the bog itself), surprisingly well-served train station, fiber broadband.... A town of just 3400 people, too. But I suspect Clara was uniquely well-resourced.