Bypass Ireland: Safety fears as national routes continue to thunder through Castlemartyr

The congested East Cork village is hoping for a bypass, but locals fear someone will be killed there before it is built due to the volume of traffic, writes Neil Michael

Castlemartyr is plagued by traffic to and from Waterford or Rosslare to Cork City and beyond. And it benefits neither locals nor drivers, most of whom would surely prefer to bypass the village. Picture: Neil Michael

There are three things people like to talk about in Castlemartyr — lollipop ladies, traffic, and “flying” cars.

Cork County Council can’t get a lollipop lady to help the village’s national school children cross the road. The reason for this, according to the locals, is that the job has proved to be too dangerous because of the huge traffic volumes passing through the town on a daily basis.