Businesses have welcomed news that a strategic road on the Cork-Kerry border will not be closed during the height of the tourist season.

Met Eireann has said it will be dry and cold today and there is a risk of wintry showers later today and overnight into tomorrow morning.

A LONG-AWAITED bypass road for Castleisland, due to be open to traffic by the end of this year, will divert about 9,000 vehicles away from Co Kerry town, each day.

MOTORISTS have been warned to expect “teething” problems as drivers become used to the barrier-free system on the M50.

NO MORE bull — deliver the bypass.

A GROUP has vowed to increase pressure on the Government to deliver the delayed bypass of a Cork town.

MOTORISTS driving up and down from Dublin on the M1 can now tell exactly how long their journey will take — without having to consult a map or rely on past journeys.

TAXPAYERS will be landed with a bill of €600 million to buy-out M50 toll operators - even though the Government believes the company may be in breach of its contract.

NEARLY one in seven children have been injured in a road accident, half of whom needed hospital treatment, according to a new survey on road safety.

A nationwide roadshow to cut the number of children killed in car accidents is being launched today following research that found two-thirds of child car seats were not fitted properly.

TRANSPORT Minister Martin Cullen will bring his 10-year plan for investment in transport infrastructure to a Cabinet sub-committee in March, he said yesterday.

Transport Minister Martin Cullen has officially opened the first phase of the new Ballina to Boholo road in north Co Mayo.

CHANGING the layout of the Red Cow Roundabout in Dublin to tackle its huge traffic congestion problems will cost in the order of €37 million.