Village faces 6,000 toll dodgers per day

ROAD rage erupted yesterday at the opening of the country’s newest toll road, as residents accused the NRA of creating a potential death trap in their village.

Around 100 residents of Watergrasshill mounted a peaceful protest as Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen opened the €300 million Fermoy bypass, in Co Cork.

Denis Dineen, chairman of a local action group, claimed that thousands of motorists would try to dodge the toll by driving through Watergrasshill, putting lives at risk.