The crash occurred shortly before 10am at Annabella on the outskirts of Mallow in Co Cork on the N20 route.

A decade-long lack of investment in major roads projects has caused a major traffic jam in Cork — literally and figuratively.

Two men have been arrested after an attempted armed robbery in Cork this morning.

Transport engineers have called for the urgent introduction of a road safety module in schools.

Cork county councillors have welcomed this news and yesterday's signing of a contract to design a planned northern relief road in Mallow.

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Residents in a quiet corner of Co Limerick now live in fear of dangerous heavy traffic caused by thousands of motorists who use the neighbourhood boreens as a 'rat run' to avoid Adare, one of the country's worst bottlenecks.

Ambulances are called to accidents on the Cork-Limerick road roughly once every week on average, according to HSE figures.

304 drivers were caught speeding in the 24-hour period of National Slow Down Day.

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe have marked the first full year of Project Ireland 2040 by announcing a step forward for the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway.

A lobby group has said building a direct motorway link between Cork and Limerick is a major waste of taxpayers' money, because there is another one planned which will link the two cities.

Former sugar plant in Mallow could be sold and/or developed Greencore says it is ready to talk about future options for the use of what was the last sugar manufacturing plant in Ireland.

Gardaí are searching for the driver of the second car who left the scene on foot.

The daughter of an American tourist who was killed at a dangerous junction on the N20 has pleaded with the chief executive of Cork County Council to consider options other than full closure.

A dangerous junction on a main road in Co Cork, where two tourists died, will remain closed at least until the end of the month, despite protests by locals.

Warning signs are to be erected near a junction on the N20 where two US tourists were killed and where two more escaped with their lives in almost identical crashes.

No-one else has to die here —that’s the blunt message from two Americans with a tragic connection who have backed calls to close a lethal turn on a stretch of the N20 Cork to Limerick road.

Talks are taking place about safety upgrades at a death-trap junction on the N20 Cork to Limerick road.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that the Limerick/Cork motorway will pass along the route originally envisaged — putting an end to fears the project could be further delayed.

A section of the N20 Limerick/Cork road has been closed this afternoon following an accident this morning.

Sergeant Dwayne Conlon was awarded a Bronze Scott Medal for risking his life while apprehending a man who had entered the grounds of the Dáil, having armed himself with a sword and knives.

Calls are increasing for a Luas-style transport system to reduce congestion in Cork, as latest figures show significant increases in traffic volumes over the last two years.

European banks are to invest €170m in a major plan by Limerick City and County Council to transform the city centre into one of biggest commercial districts outside of Dublin.

Latest: Two tourists from the US have been killed in a car crash in north Cork.

A Cork-Limerick motorway is “an absolute imperative” if Government wants to balance out the thriving Dublin economy and ensure the financial recovery spreads to all parts of the country.

More than 400 roadside sites in Co Cork have been identified as having serious infestation of an invasive plant.

Life-saving organ donations will increase under proposed human tissue legislation which will see people’s body parts automatically gifted for transplants.

Business leaders in Cork and Limerick have united to secure the construction of a motorway between the two cities.

The Government is examining ways of fast-tracking finance for the stalled Cork-Limerick motorway, estimated to cost up to €1bn.

Safety markings on one of the busiest roads in Co Cork have been described as extremely dangerous by councillors and council engineers.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Chambers of Commerce in Cork and Limerick have firmly quashed rumours they are in favour of routing a motorway between the two cities via Mitchelstown.