Ryan U-turn on €58m Limerick motorway came after meeting with Taoiseach and Tánaiste

The Transport Minister 'had little choice' but to stand down his opposition to the motorway, a source told the Irish Examiner.

Transport Minister Éamon Ryan has withdrawn his opposition to a major roadway in Limerick. File Picture.

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan’s U-turn on the €58m Coonagh to Knockalisheen Road came after a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar on Monday.

Mr Ryan confirmed today that his opposition to the road’s progression, voiced as recently as last Friday, has now been withdrawn and the road will now proceed.