North Cork town's main street compared to ‘Third World’ road

The county council doesn’t have responsibility for maintaining the street as it is part of a national secondary road — under the control of TII

Fianna Fáil councillor Frank O’Flynn told colleagues attending a meeting of the council’s Northern Division that Patrick Street in Fermoy is “absolutely diabolical”. File photo: Dan Linehan

A north Cork town’s main street is like a ‘Third World' road, according to councillors who say they are getting it in the neck from motorists, even though the road's poor state of repair is not their fault.

Fears have also been expressed that the main street in another town nearby is heading the same way due to lack of investment from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).