Is there any section of road without roadworks?

Over the last couple of weeks I've been up and down to Cork a few times, as well as a trip to Clare and a couple of trips up to Dublin. Each and every time I've had delays due to roadworks. This evening I sat in my car for about 35 minutes outside Durrow (at least I think it was Durrow). Is the entire country one big set of roadworks with pockets of road in between?