No toll at Jack Lynch tunnel, says transport minister

Transport minister Paschal Donohoe has confirmed that the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork will not be tolled in the lifetime of the present Government.

The assurance came amid fears of charges being imposed by a private company due to shortly assume operational control at the tunnel.

Speculation was rife at this week’s Cork City Council meeting that the tunnel — which opened in 1999 — could be tolled when private operators Egis Road and Tunnel Operation Ireland take charge in February.