'It's an insult to us' - Cork councillors angry as bypass put on hold again

The government has been criticised for putting a vital bypass on the long finger again, a move which has angered some Cork county councillors and disappointed their most senior roads engineer.

A meeting of the council's Northern Division was told that just €300,000 had been set aside this year to progress the design of the northern relief road in Mallow and fears have been raised that it could now be 2027 before its construction is completed.