Midleton-Youghal greenway bus route sought by council

Amid the long-term campaign to reopen the Cork-Youghal railway, a rapid bus corridor is being proposed as an interim solution for East Cork traffic gridlock

While many in the Cork-Waterford region aspire to reopening the railway line, a bus service along the Youghal to Midleton Greenway is proposed as an interim solution. File picture: Larry Cummins

Cork County Council is seeking the introduction of a rapid bus service along the Midleton-Youghal greenway as an interim transport solution ahead of a possible reopening of the railway between the two towns.

The council is to request a meeting with transport minister Darragh O’Brien to discuss the growing traffic gridlock on roads in East Cork and sustainable ways of reducing it, such as reopening the railway connection.