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The R518 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs from Kilmallock via Rathkeale, to Askeaton, all in County Limerick.
The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced. These roads have been developed and modernised over centuries, from trackways suitable only for walkers and horses, to surfaced roads including modern motorways. The major routes were established before Irish independence and consequently take little cognisance of the border other than a change of identification number and street furniture. Northern Ireland has had motorways since 1962, and has a well-developed network of primary, secondary and local routes. The Republic started work on its motorway network in the early 1980s; and historically, the road network there was once somewhat less well developed. However, the Celtic Tiger economic boom and an influx of European Union structural funding, saw national roads and regional roads in the Republic come up to international standard quite quickly. In the mid-1990s, for example, the Republic went from having only a few short sections of motorway to a network of motorways, dual carriageways and other improvements on most major routes as part of a National Development Plan. Road construction in Northern Ireland now tends to proceed at a slower pace than in the Republic, although a number of important bypasses and upgrades to dual carriageway have recently been completed or are about to begin.
A national secondary road is a category of road in Ireland. These roads form an important part of the national route network but are secondary to the main arterial routes which are classified as national primary roads. National secondary roads are designated with route numbers higher than those used for primary roads, but with the same "N" prefix. Routes N51 and higher are all national secondary roads.
A national primary road is a road classification in Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of road has the prefix "N" followed by one or two digits. Motorways are prefixed "M" followed by one or two digits.
The R670 road is a regional road in Ireland. The route runs from its junction with the R639 and N24 at Cloughabreeda 2 km north of Cahir through Cahir town and onwards for a further 8 km to Ardfinnan, where it joins the R665 road. The R670 is located entirely in County Tipperary.
The R667 road is a regional road in Ireland. The route runs from its junction with the N8 1 km from Kilworth for approximately 5 km until it meets the R666 road northeast of Fermoy. The R667 was once part of the main road from Dublin to Cork, and was mapped as such by Herman Moll in his New Map of Ireland in 1714. The road is located entirely in County Cork.
The R123 road is a regional road in Fingal, Ireland.
The R124 road is a regional road in Fingal, Ireland.
The R126 road is a regional road in Fingal, Ireland.
The R129 road is a regional road in Fingal, Dublin, Ireland.
The R130 road is a regional road in Fingal, Ireland.
The R131 road is a regional road in Dublin, Ireland.
The R803 road is a regional road in Dublin, Ireland.
The R806 road is a regional road in Dublin, Ireland.
The R807 road is a regional road in Dublin, Ireland.
The R808 road is a regional road in Dublin, Ireland.
The R816 road is a regional road in Dublin, Ireland.
The R820 road is a regional road in Dublin, Ireland.
The R729 road is a regional road in County Carlow and County Wexford in Ireland. It connects the R702 near Borris to the R714 near New Ross, 22.1 km (13.7 mi) to the south.
The R316 road is a regional road in County Mayo in Ireland. It connects the R312 at Boghadoon to the R315 road at Ballybrinoge near Crossmolina, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) away.
The R319 road is a regional road in County Mayo in Ireland. It connects the N59 at Mulranny to Keem Strand, 35.4 kilometres (22.0 mi) away.
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