Homeowner begs for a few feet more from line

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.

Tim Murray, and his wife, Deirdre, whose home is one of three closest to the proposed line at Glounthaune, said that when it is constructed it will be between 12ft and 15ft from their property.

He appealed to Iarnród Éireann to put the track further back, but they have refused.