Road to nowhere for businesses impacted by Cork-Limerick upgrade 

Planned upgrade of the N20 route will impact livelihoods, health, and the environment

Colin, Johnny, and young Brian Hannon standing on their land where the proposed Cork /Limerick motorway will pass through the valley. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Those impacted by the upgrade of the road between the country's second and third cities know you can’t make an omelette without cracking eggs.

They fully agree something has to be done to cut down on the number of fatalities on the Cork–Limerick road. However, they also maintain the upgrade being planned is going to seriously impact livelihoods, health and the environment and many of them see a better way of solving the problem.