Mr Ryan has back-tracked on a plan not to fully sign off on the road project for Limerick while other transport options were being explored. Mr Ryan said on Wednesday morning that the full Coonagh to Knockalisheen road will go ahead without any delays. He said: “The road project is going to go ahead. “Also critically the same time as we build the road improve pedestrian accessibility.”Mr Ryan confirmed that the road project will go ahead as originally planned. Anger and controversyMs Keating’s resignation letter said that the recent stance taken by the Green Party, both locally and nationally, in relation to the road project has caused “anger and controversy”.

Source: The Irish Times February 10, 2021 11:54 UTC