The government should be focusing on infrastructure within our cities, and not on the areas between them, according to economist Edgar Morgenroth.

A timeline on progress of the long-mooted Cork to Limerick motorway must be spelled out instead of being “announced and re-announced” by the Government.

Limerick’s local authority says it hopes to have a design team for the new M20 motorway to Cork in place by September.

Pre tendering information relating to the M20 Limerick - Cork motorway has been published, it has emerged.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that the Limerick/Cork motorway will pass along the route originally envisaged — putting an end to fears the project could be further delayed.

The M20 Limerick-Cork motorway is a national priority for the Government, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe assured a meeting of business leaders in Limerick.

The M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick will enhance the entire region economically and socially while bringing new life to towns like Charleville, Co Cork.

The Government has made no commitment to developing the M20, which would connect Limerick and Cork city.

Because of plans to increase investment in national infrastructure by €500m each year, between 2019 and 2021, the M20 motorway, between Cork and Limerick, is a step closer to happening, the two city’s business leaders said last night.

The proposed M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick could trigger up to 5,400 jobs for the region and prevent almost 120 crashes every year.

The Transport Minister appears to have poured cold water on one of Leo Varadkar's campaign pledges in the Fine Gael leadership race.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has suggested the Cork-Limerick motorway could be built as long as tolls are included.

The case for building the Limerick to Cork motorway will be made by businesses in both cities, with a socio-economic study being carried out to determine its benefits.

A lorry driver has appeared in court accused of causing more than £1.5m (€1.75m) of damage following the collapse of a motorway bridge on the M20 during last August's bank holiday weekend.

The proposed Cork-Limerick M20 motorway would not only recoup the State’s investment but double it if the project was given the green light, the Government’s original research shows.