Greenore, Ireland: 1960-1963, part 8 ....

Weatherwell Limited embarked upon a new plan to build a new factory at Greenore, on the site of the old railway station and hotel. That plan which was underwritten by government loans, fell through. Then came 'Plan B' after getting approval to use those loans for another purpose. A container crane was bought and installed at the water's edge. Irish Customs moved back into their old office so that the Port of Greenore could reopen. Weatherwell Ltd entered into an agreement with Irish road transport CIE who had a cross-border agreement with British Road Services, and Weatherwell Ltd chartered a twice-a-week stop for a British container ship called mv Friendship to stop at Greenore and take Weatherwell export products to Preston, England. There was hope that Weatherwell Ltd could even get someone to take a lease and reopen the deserted hotel. The hope was on the future in mid-1960, but two years on at the end of 1962, and the story was back to doom and gloom. This is how the local newspaper summed-up the situation in the Greenore area at the beginning of 1963 where the only glimmer of hope was that Weatherwall Ltd could hang on, and even turn a corner allowing it to  expand ....