Cork County Council pays over €41k compensation for pothole damage

More than 200 motorists contacted Cork County Council about the costs incurred from hitting pot- holes in one area of Co Cork, and there are fears that more damage could be inflicted on vehicles because roads are not being properly repaired after watermain leaks.

Cork County Council is to be asked for a countywide list of the compensation it has paid out to motorists for damage to their vehicles after figures were released for one of its three divisions — which supposedly has the best kept roads of all of them.

The majority of the county’s main highways can be found in the southern division, which encompasses the periphery of the city and the Cork-Youghal road (N25).