Cork-Limerick motorway may be pushed into the slow lane again

It's been mooted since the 1990s, but the latest planning announcement seems to confirm the view on the ground that 'we'll believe it when we see it'

One group is proposing that the solution to the lack of progress on the N/M20 could be found in the shape of the M8 motorway. See below. Picture: Denis Minihane

When the National Development Plan (NDP) was launched in Páirc Uí Chaoimh a few weeks ago, there were flurries of press releases from TDs across the country.

Representatives from government parties held up the inclusion of different projects as proof positive that the coalition is committed to their region, while opposition (and an occasional backbench) TDs railed at omissions.