THE Emerging Preferred Route Corridor which has been identified for the N5, N26 and N58 will result in a downgrading in status and priority for the N26 and spells bad news for Ballina, Foxford and Swinford. That’s the view of Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary who warns that the proposed route will have a negative impact of the future economic and social development of all three towns. “While I welcome progress on this project and in particular the planned upgrade of the N58 (Foxford-Castlebar road), I am seriously concerned that the preferred route will result in a downgrading of the N26, if not in designation, certainly in status and in … Continue reading Ballina, Foxford & Swinford will lose out if new road plan proceeds in current form