Tunnel closure for safety upgrade put back a week

Nightly closures of the Jack Lynch tunnel in Cork for a fire safety upgrade have been postponed for a week.

It had been expected that the tunnel would be closed on a nightly basis from tonight, with the exception of Friday nights, to facilitate the three-month €5m project.

However, engineers confirmed last night that the night closures will not now come into effect until next Sat, Sep 8.