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Significant investment in infrastructure is needed if Cork is to act as a true counterbalance to Dublin, the Construction Industry Federation has said.

Speaking at the CIF construction dinner in the Rochestown Park Hotel last night, Aidan Mangan, the chairman of the CIF’s Cork branch called for the development of new railways, a new light rail from Ballincollig to Mahon, cycleways, footpaths, new apartments, and high-density of residence in urban centres.