Councillors urge pothole rules overhaul after workers suspended

Councillors have called for an urgent overhaul of pothole repair rules to make it easier for workers to respond to the national pothole crisis.

It follows the suspension of three Cork County Council staff, who, on their own initiative, filled a pothole they thought posed a danger to motorists.

The workers stopped to fill potholes on Bothar Guidel in Carrigaline, Co Cork, while on their way back to their depot early on Wednesday, Mar 13.