Hauliers want Cork and Limerick linked via Cahir and a further road to Rosslare Europort

Irish Road Haulage Association conference hears that direct link from the West of Ireland to the port ought to be prioritised

Eugene Drennan argued that a direct connection between the West of Ireland and Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford should be prioritised. 

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) believes priority should be given to building a motorway off the M8 to link Cork and Limerick via Cahir, Co Tipperary — and to develop another one from that point on to Waterford and Rosslare Europort.

IHRA president Eugene Drennan said the main economic driver for the country should be a focus on creating better linkage between the West of Ireland and Rosslare, and that this could be achieved by building a motorway connecting Limerick with Rosslare, which would hook on to the Cork-Dublin motorway at Cahir.