BUSINESSES in the southern region stand to lose hundreds of millions of euro if there is any long delay in opening the Port of Cork’s proposed container terminal in Ringaskiddy, it was warned yesterday.

THE National Roads Authority (NRA) has been criticised for agreeing reluctantly to a “fleeting” appearance before an oral hearing into plans for a €226 million container terminal in Cork Harbour.

THE Port of Cork yesterday rubbished a rival port’s objection to its plans to build a €226 million container and cargo terminal at Ringaskiddy in Co Cork.

The first day of the oral hearing into the Port of Cork's proposed development for a new container facility in Ringaskiddy began today.

Members of Passage West Town Council are opposing the planned relocation of the Port of Cork from Tivoli to Ringaskiddy.