Varadkar: Dart-style train system for Cork viable within 5-10 years

Light rail system is 'a good idea' but 'it is not the priority at this time'

A Dart-style train system for Cork is viable within the next five to ten years, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Picture: Conor Ó Mearáin

A Dart-style train system for Cork is viable within the next five to ten years, the Taoiseach has said.

While Leo Varadkar ruled out starting Cork's east-west light rail system immediately, he said plans for the city's public transport would focus on buses and trains.