Private funding needed for long-awaited Cork-Kerry roadway

Government funding will not be available for a long-awaited road project linking Cork and Kerry, according to Transport Minister Leo Varadkar.

He believes the planned 43km route — including a Macroom bypass — will only be advanced through private sector funding.

There are concerns a lack of Government or EU funding could further delay the proposal to carry out what is a regarded as an essential roads project on the N22. A Macroom bypass will be a key element of the plan for the road to extend from the Ballincollig bypass to Ballyvourney.