Despite a residents’ legal challenge, the €250m M28 motorway between Cork and Ringaskiddy will now proceed. The last option available to opponents of the scheme was a petition to the Supreme Court but it is understood that the court has rejected that appeal. In recent weeks there was a multi-agency report outlining the potential of Cork Harbour as a base for the ever-expanding offshore windfarm sector. Whether this decision will renew ambitions around establishing an incinerator in the harbour is as yet unknown. It is certain though that when it is, developments such as the M28 will play a vital role in that social and economic rejuvenation.

Source: Irish Examiner March 03, 2021 08:48 UTC