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.

CHANGES to the design of a controversial flyover on the €139 million commuter railway planned for Cork will be considered in the coming weeks, it emerged yesterday.