Further delays in plan to open pedestrian access to Tramore Valley Park

Covid-19 and level 5 restrictions have hampered efforts to open a pedestrian access on Half Moon Lane

Main entrance to Tramore Valley Park from the N27 South Link Road, a section of road with a 100km speed limit. Pedestrians and cyclists are using the junction to access the park. Picture: Larry Cummins

Lockdown has delayed efforts to open a second pedestrian access route into Cork’s vast Tramore Valley Park.

The news has been greeted with dismay by people who live in the suburbs on the park’s northern flank, who have no option but to drive to its main entrance off the N27 South Link Rd.