Cork-Limerick motorway ‘of crucial importance’, says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is committed to ensuring ‘that all roads no longer go to Dublin’, writes Political Correspondent Juno McEnroe.

The last time a Taoiseach and Cabinet met in the country’s second city was when Bertie Ahern hosted his own council of ministers in the historic surroundings of Cork City Hall.

That was some 12 years ago — and as it later emerged it was a lavish affair, costing taxpayers €5,811 for the politicians’ away-day.