Cork and Dublin traffic volumes see Covid slump 

Car traffic volumes for Cork, during the first week of lockdown, fell nearly 30% week-on-week and tumbled by over 52% on a year-on-year basis.

The move into so-called level 5 Covid restrictions has caused a significant fall in traffic volumes across the country, latest CSO transport data show.

Taking the first full week of the latest ‘lockdown’ restrictions, starting on October 25, traffic volumes fell by 22.3% in Dublin and by 25.5% outside of the capital when compared to the previous week.