IS Iarnród Éireann for the birds? That the question one householder is asking after the rail company refused to move the planned Cork-Midleton line a few feet back from his home, but was willing to spend up to €500,000 providing a nearby roadbridge which will be used by just a handful of birdwatchers.

THE Automobile Association has welcomed news that the National Roads Authority is studying a plan to ease traffic at the Dunkettle Interchange, in Cork, which feeds the Jack Lynch Tunnel.

THE East Cork Parkway spinning out from Cork city is notable for a few reasons, not least the view it gives of some stunning large hillside houses on the hills to the north of the busy road.