Fermoy gridlock: Councillors seek clarity on junction rejected by planners 20 years ago

Cork County Council hears that omission has contributed to major traffic congestion in the town to this day

Early morning traffic making it way along Patrick Street on the east side of Fermoy, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

An Bord Pleanála has been asked to explain why a major junction was omitted from a motorway scheme 20 years ago which, councillors say, has caused major traffic congestion in Fermoy. 

Fine Gael councillors Noel McCarthy and Kay Dawson called on Cork County Council to seek funding for a central interchange on the M8 Rathcormac-Fermoy bypass — and to seek an explanation as to why it was not included in the scheme in 2002.