X

Sign in

6 Months for €18.50

185 OFFER
Irish Examiner Logo

6 Months for €18.50

185 OFFER
  • 
  •  

    Sign in Subscribe
  • Subscriber
  • news
    Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Spotlight Live News Blogs History Climate & Sustainability Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • sport
    GAA The Replay Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sports Blogs Live Events Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • lifestyle
    Food Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • business
    Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • property
    Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • opinion
    Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • Newsletters
  • LISTEN
    The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Arena with Maurice Brosnan Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Puzzles
  • MORE 
    Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • Cookie settings
  • Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Spotlight Live News Blogs History Climate & Sustainability Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • GAA The Replay Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sports Blogs Live Events Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • Food Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Arena with Maurice Brosnan Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • news
  • sport
  • lifestyle
  • business
  • opinion

  • IN FOCUS:
  • Budget 2027
  • Fuel Prices
  • Club Championships
  • September Reset
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • PUZZLES
  • WEATHER

Organisation: Transport Umbrella Group

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

NRA rejects raising tunnel to save costs

The National Roads Authority (NRA) and Dublin City Council are rejecting the economic argument being made by those who want to see the Port Tunnel size increase.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2003

Cost of not raising tunnel ‘to be €76m’

FAILURE to raise the height of the Dublin Port Tunnel will cost €76million in lost working time and accidents over 15 years, according to a report commissioned by a pressure group pushing for a height increase.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2003

Dublin 'could lose €76m' over Port Tunnel height

An economist has predicted that failure to increase the height of the Dublin Port Tunnel could cost Dublin city and the haulage industry more than €76m over the next 15 years.

Tue, 18 Nov, 2003

Latest

  • New Cork nursing home beds among 230 public places expected this year

  • ‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf club

  • Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver defiant UN speech while facing protests and political isolation

  • Danny Tommo arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after Channel boat slashing

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

  • Fianna Fail think in - Tullamore
    Kinahan cartel founder 'running out of places' to go, says Jim O'Callaghan

    Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 9:00 AM

  • Irish Cabinet meeting
    Boiler scrappage scheme could offer grants of up to €14,500, minister says

    Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 8:00 AM

  • Michael Moynihan: Is the work at Madden’s Buildings a slippery slope for Cork’s social heritage?
    Michael Moynihan: Is the work at Madden’s Buildings a slippery slope for Cork’s social heritage?

    Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 6:00 AM

https://newsbrandsireland.ie/ https://www.presscouncil.ie https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/
news
  • Ireland
  • Munster
  • Court & Crime
  • Spotlight
  • World
sport
  • GAA
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Racing
  • Golf
  • Other Sports
  • Podcasts
business
  • Economy
  • Companies
  • Munster Business
  • Farming
  • Technology
opinion
  • Columnists
  • Comment & Analysis
  • Our View
  • Your View
Help
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Brand Safety
  • Cookie Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Push Notification Preferences
  • Mobile
  • Subscriptions
Info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Home delivery
  • RSS
  • Newsletters
  • Place ad
  • Who We Are

© Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited