Council to take on the upkeep of 130 estates

Thousands of householders in Co Cork are to have a number of services in their estates taken over by Cork County Council.

The local authority is today advertising its intention to take official responsibility for the upkeep of roads, footpaths, and lighting in nearly 130 estates, many of which are up to 30 years old.

The estates are dotted all over Cork and one on the list is Rockboro Heights, Carrigaline, where Deborah Lonergan has lived for the past 12 years.