Planning permission to be sought for new Cork-Limerick road in 2023

Unlike previous iterations, the current plan does not state that the entire road will be a motorway 

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan said he is pushing for the bypassing towns such as Adare and Croom on the proposed new road. Picture: Denis Minihane

Planning permission for the Cork-Limerick Road project is likely to be sought in 2023, the Government has confirmed.

The long-delayed upgrade to the N20 has been committed to by a number of governments, but is currently in the route planning stage, leaving TDs hopeful that it will happen.