Councillors defer vote to block €4.9m bus corridor development

LIMERICK City Council last night deferred a vote on a motion to block the development of a €4.9 million bus corridor in the city.

The motion was tabled by mayor Maria Byrne, one of the nine Fine Gael members on the 17-member council.

During a three hour debate, one Fine Gael who supports the bus lane claimed party colleagues were opposing the development through snobbery as it went through residential areas “where important people live”.