We’re on the ring road to ruin

A CATASTROPHE is about to be visited on the Lee and Shournagh valleys at the behest of the NRA and Cork County Council, aided and abetted by developers and politicians with vested interests.

We’re on the ring road to ruin
Mon, 09 May, 2005 - 01:00

This takes the form of a Stalinist-style motorway the Cork northern ring road scheme through some of the most outstanding areas of natural beauty in Cork.

This motorway (comprising three supposed route options) has been conceived in total disregard of EU environmental directives relating to the impact of such a development on humans and the environment.

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