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N25 Collision: Live Traffic Updates & Cork Delays
Cork Beo
January 19, 2026•3 days ago

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A collision has caused a full road closure on the N25 eastbound at Junction 4 Carrigtwohill. This incident is resulting in significant tailbacks extending back towards Cobh Cross and Fota, and is causing heavy congestion in Carrigtwohill. Local diversions are in place. The N25 westbound remains unaffected.
Tailbacks still growing
Queues on the N25 Eastbound are still getting longer by the minute. Incident also causing heavy congestion in Carrigtwohill.
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Collision update
TII confirm the incident is now only impacting the Hard Shoulder and Lane 1 of the N25 Eastbound.
N25 Traffic update
Queues still growing on the N25 Eastbound, now back as far as Cobh Cross and the Cork Road back down to Fota.
Meanwhile, no delays at all visible on the N25 Westbound at the moment.
Traffic across Cork network
Traffic is generally flowing well across the rest of the city, though with some build-up on the Kinsale Road towards the Kinsale Road Roundabout.
New update from TII on the closure
A new statement from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) reads: "There is a full road closure in place on the N25 EB at J4 Carrigtwohill due to a collision. There are local diversions in place. Expect heavy delays in the area."
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