As it happens I was in contact today with the Director of Elections of a principal Irish Labour Party candidate in the upcoming General Elections. They have conducted a well focused canvas on the doorsteps in Cork since February, 2006 and not on any occasion has any voter at all made a comment about Cork Airport. Not one.
Granted, that the social issues of health, security/policing, education/childcare, mortgages/cost of living etc is what counts in a lot of people's minds and pockets but the fact that no questions or remarks were put about the airport is revealing on how little it matters to many Cork people especially in the light of the pretty regular media coverage there was at different times last year about the new terminal and the associated debt.
Looks like the government, Minister Cullen, the DAA/CAA are going to be able to get away with anything they want at Cork Airport?
