Bypass Ireland: Buttevant left to depend on new N20 as rail link opportunity leaves station

In the second of a week-long series on bypass Ireland, Sean O'Riordan meets the people of Buttevant, who believe the town has missed out on opportunities for a rail link between Cork and Limerick 

Derek Daly, PRO, and John Lee, chairman, of Buttevant Community Council say it is a major mistake not to reopen the railway station as it would provide more sustainable travel options for locals. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Many Buttevant people believe there have been missed opportunities with the upgrade of the transport corridor between Cork and Limerick, not least the failure to create a direct rail link between the two cities and reopen the town’s train station.

It was closed after a train crash on August 1, 1980, which left 18 people dead and more than 70 injured.