Macroom Music Fest organiser Killian Lynch said the event is the first to take advantage of the freedom from traffic that the new bypass has given the town.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/regionals/cork/lifestyle/macroom-music-fest-set-to-revive-the-legendary-mountain-dew-spirit/a1672061203.html

The sheds at the site on the Gurteenroe site, adjacent to the new fire station in Macroom, will be torn down to make way for the new Garda divisional HQ.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/regionals/cork/news/cork-to-get-new-garda-divisional-hq-as-funding-secured-for-long-awaited-macroom-station/a1895579007.html