NRA considering tolls on M50 and Jack Lynch Tunnel

Drivers look set to be hit with more toll charges, under new proposals from the National Roads Authority.

The NRA is hiring consultants to examine the potential on eight new recommended toll locations.

Under the proposals all drivers using Dublin's M50 will be required to pay a charge, no matter how short the journey.

Tolls are also being planned on the N20 Cork Limerick road at Croom and Mallow, as well as the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork.

The Dundalk bypass in Co Louth, the Ennis bypass on the N18 and the Tuam bypass on the N17 may also be hit.

While the Arklow bypass on the N11 and the Carlow bypass on the N9 are also being looked at.

The NRA has now hired in consultants to look at the plan before its presented to Government, which has the last say.

Given its revenue generating potential, the plan is likely to get the green light - meaning more bad news for cash-strapped motorists.