South Ring Road may be renamed for War of Independence women

The National Roads Authority (NRA) has said that it has no problem renaming Cork’s South Ring Road after women who fought in the War of Independence, but for operational reasons it will still refer to it as the N40.

NRA spokesman Sean O’Neill said his organisation did not have any problem with renaming it Cumann Na mBan road, but added that the final decision would be made by the Minister for Transport, Paschal Donohoe.

Cork County Council is writing to the NRA and the minister to seek the name change after Fianna Fáil councillor Aindrias Moynihan said it was important to mark the role of Cumann Na mBan.