Government research shows the benefits of the proposed Cork to Limerick motorway would outweigh the costs by two to one, despite Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe’s claims that the project is “too expensive”.

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.

Objectors to the Port of Cork’s plans for a €100m expansion of its terminal in Ringaskiddy have expressed shock and anger at a revelation that the National Roads Authority does not know when it will upgrade roads to service the development.