‘The road network in the county is in tatters’

Tens of thousands of euro in damage is being caused to cars on roads in West Cork every week yet there is still no response from the Government to a county council plea for €12.9m to repair the storm-damaged highways.

Politicians from all sides have said many roads in the western side of the region are now extremely dangerous and it has become the biggest issue facing canvassers on the doorsteps.

Council officials estimate that nearly half of the money being sought from the Department of the Environment is to repair roads and bridges in West Cork caused by storms last December.