Roads in Skibbereen can only be resurfaced every 50 years due to funding, council engineer claims

Independent councillor Karen Coakley called on Cork County Council to 'prioritise road resurfacing on the streets of Skibbereen as they are in an appalling state'. 

Central government funding for road resurfacing is so low that roads can only be resurfaced once every 50 years, a recent meeting of local councillors in Cork’s Western Municipal District was told.

The issue of deteriorating road surfaces was raised in a motion by independent councillor Karen Coakley who called on Cork County Council to "prioritise road resurfacing on the streets of Skibbereen as they are in an appalling state".