€150m Adare bypass may not be ready for 2027 Ryder Cup

A Department of Transport submission said having the full road in place prior to the Ryder Cup is unrealistic but that a partial scheme could be built in time if it was approved

Transport Infrastructure Ireland's chief executive, Peter Walsh, said the alternative is to put in place an enormous traffic management plan that would have to deal with an extra 17,000 cars passing through the town on each day of the tournament. File picture: Dan Linehan

A €150 million bypass project fast-tracked so that it would be in place for the Ryder Cup in Adare may not be finished in time for the golf tournament.

In internal documents, the Department of Transport was warned that time was running out for the seven-kilometre road to be finished by the time the international golf event takes place in September 2027.