Location of park-and-ride facility to be changed

PLANS for a major park-and-ride facility for rail commuters are to go before Cork County Council members for approval on October 17.

Iarnród Éireann originally decided that it wouldn’t open a station in north Esk, near Dunkettle, preferring one in Tivoli as part of its overall plan to reinstate the Cork-Midleton rail link.

However, years of lobbying by people living in the Glanmire area is set to reap rewards with the development of a 2.45 acre site at Dunkettle, which would be able to hold up to 800 vehicles.