The €800 million Limerick Tunnel isn’t due to revert to the State until 2041, but the private operator is already recording big returns.

New figures show profits rose 10 percent last year to almost €12 million, after toll charges increased.

That’s prompted calls to ask, should motorists be paying less? Should toll costs be reduced?

To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Ennis-based former IRHA President, Eugene Drennan.