Road upgrade could give €400m project go-ahead

CORK County Council is planning to upgrade a feeder road to the Jack Lynch Tunnel which could ultimately result in O’Flynn Construction finally getting permission for a €400 million project on the eastern outskirts of Cork city.

The council has today published a list of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) for land it needs to upgrade the road from the AIB branch in Glanmire village to North Esk. The proposed landbank runs directly past Dunkettle House where Michael O’Flynn proposes to build 1,200 houses.

Bord Pleanála has twice refused O’Flynn Construction permission for the project, primarily because of the pressure extra traffic generated by the houses would put on the roads network in the area.