City officials have warned against suspending new visitor controls at Cork’s famous English Market.

Concerns have been raised about the impact of new tour group protocols which are due to come into effect today in Cork’s famous English Market.

Ireland’s oldest indoor market is introducing a tour-group booking system and is capping visitor group sizes to a maximum of eight people at a time in a bid to manage surging tourist numbers.

Traders in Cork’s historic English Market could face fines if their stall displays encroach on the aisles under proposed new bylaws.