Action urged as national roads in North Cork 'an absolute disgrace'

Council has applied for funding from transport infrastructure body for upgrade works on roads, but has so far been unsuccessful, amid fears of fatal accidents

A section of the N73 from Mallow to Mitchelstown (near Kildorrery). File picture: Larry Cummins

The two national roads in North Cork have been described as “an absolute disgrace”, with the dire surfaces in places causing lorries to jackknife, multiple blow-outs of tyres, and other damage to vehicles.

The situation has become so bad on parts of the N72 and N73 that the council's deputy chief executive, James Fogarty, has called for an urgent meeting between the local authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to address the issues.