Mick Clifford: Cork-Limerick road a ‘torturous bastard’ we’ve just been accepting for decades

Peter O’Mahony’s parting shot at the Cork-Limerick road highlights a decades-long failure to deliver basic infrastructure in modern Ireland

Cork City Fire Brigade personnel at the scene of a crash on the N20 in 2024. An analysis of fatalities on the road, compiled for Limerick County Council, showed that those involved in accidents on the N20 were four times more likely to be killed than on other major routes. Picture: Cork City Fire Brigaed/Twitter/X

In May, Peter O’Mahony played his final game at Thomond Park for Munster. A few days previously, he was asked what he wouldn't miss about being a professional rugby player. 

His unusual response was the “bastard” of a road between his native Cork and Limerick.