Red-tape holds up repairs to public street lighting

Hundreds of householders in vast swathes of suburban Cork are still in the dark despite the clearing of a bureaucratic logjam linked to street light repairs.

City officials confirmed that repair crews from Airtricity Utility Solutions (AUS) have begun repairing dozens of street lights which, in some cases, were out of action for almost two weeks.

But some repairs haven’t worked after a complication with wiring arose, and several estates are still waiting for repairs almost a week after the issue was raised by public representatives.