Village to oppose plans for motorway ‘monstrosity’

A VILLAGE intends to fight plans to build one of the country’s longest sections of elevated motorway just yards from its quiet main street.

Ballyhea residents in north Cork have hired an expert to fight their case at an oral hearing on the planned 80km motorway between Cork and Limerick.

The estimated €1 billion M20 project, one of the longest and most expensive motorways planned in the country, features: