Town blocked in protest over road

Traffic tailbacks of several kilometres resulted as more than 500 people blocked a town centre in protest at the condition of its main street’s road surface and footpaths.

People in Buttevant, Co Cork, vented their anger at the undulating surface of the road which has resulted in several accidents in the past year.

A number of pedestrians have tripped and broken bones, while some lorries passing through have had parts of their loads shift and slip off because of the uneven surface.