Fears Rosslare freight traffic may scupper Cork-Limerick motorway plans

Continued pressure coming from some sources 'to build a motorway from Waterford to Limerick and connect it to the M8 at Cahir', councillors hear

The argument for the Limerick-Waterford M24 motorway "is particularly hot at this point in time because of a massive increase in shipping out of Rosslare as a result of Brexit”, Gerard Murphy told a meeting of Cork County Council's Northern Division. File picture: Paul Faith/Getty Images

Fears have been raised by councillors in North Cork that increased freight traffic out of Rosslare due to Brexit may swing the argument against the building of a direct motorway (M20) link between Cork and Limerick.

Fine Gael councillor Gerard Murphy, a member of the Southern Regional Assembly, said there is continued pressure coming from some sources “to build a motorway from Waterford to Limerick and connect it to the M8 at Cahir, Co Tipperary, which could be used to provide an indirect link between Cork and Limerick".