Offaly Councillor Seeks More Roads Funding In North Of County

By Staff reporter · Midlands 103 · 29 June 2026

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Sinn Fein councillor Claire Murray feels the road network need substantial investment.

Sinn Fein says roads in North Offaly are "completely and utterly" underfunded.

North Offaly occupies 565 kilometres of road network, with 439 of those kilometres set as local and 126 regional.

Almost €9 million euro has been invested into the R400 road.

Councillor in the Rhode area Claire Murray says it will take more than that to fix the road:

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