Date set for work to begin on ‘country’s worst main street’

It’s been branded Ireland’s worst main street but, from October next, it will be transformed into one of the finest town thoroughfares.

For years, the people of Buttevant in north Cork had to put up with an undulating main street and exceptionally neglected footpaths — so much so, that many residents ended up in casualty with injuries.

They became so angry, last year, hundreds of locals marched in protest causing major tailbacks on the main Cork-Limerick road.