The privacy of public money - how councils keep costly errors secret

The response of a local authority to FoI requests on a €1.5m underpass illustrates the difficulties in examining how public monies are spent, writes Investigative Correspondent Conor Ryan.

ASTONES throw from the platform at the new Carrigtwohill train station there is a €1.5m underpass built to allow cars pass under the tracks.

But, were it not for a small sign and a mound of earth, the people of Co Cork who helped pay for this bridge would not be able to find out a lot about it.