More bus lanes are needed before a second bus-based park and ride facility can be developed in Cork, officials have insisted.

Talks are underway in a bid to resolve the standoff over the GAA’s financial contribution towards public lighting upgrades around the revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.

Transport chiefs in Cork have promised a “soft and subtle” reboot of the controversial car ban on the city’s main street, insisting the measure is vital to avoid chronic traffic congestion and secure up to €200m in investment in public transport.

Traders in Cork City say they hope a supports package worth at least €300,000 will help deliver the vibrant city everyone wants as the St Patrick’s Street car ban looms again.

A “boots on the ground” approach to consultation is required to deliver Cork City’s ambitious movement-and-transport strategy, following the suspension of the St Patrick’s St afternoon car ban.

The controversial afternoon car ban on Cork’s main street has been suspended until early August.

The controversial afternoon car ban on Cork’s St Patrick’s St looks set to be suspended tonight after just three weeks.

Cork City chiefs are sticking to their guns on the St Patrick’s St afternoon car ban, saying it needs three months to be assessed properly.

A free pre-Christmas parking scheme is being introduced in Cork City earlier this year in a bid to boost trade.

There have been calls to name Cork’s newest bridge after a woman, and for the public to have a say.

A city councillor has offered a €100 reward for information leading to the return of an historic 19th-century fountain gifted to the people of Cork but which officials admit has been lost.

Engineers are warning of up to three months of traffic disruption after unveiling plans to demolish and replace a defective road bridge on the boundary between Cork city and county.

There have been calls for a review of pedestrian crossing times in Cork City following complaints that people aren’t being given enough time to cross some of its busiest roads.

Cllr Mick Finn said the plan, which is being introduced at the same time as proposed traffic changes around Grenville Place, will have a huge impact on people living in the Middle Parish, the city’s biggest residential area.

Toll fears have emerged again following confirmation last night that the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork is to be ‘privatised’ within months in a deal believed to be worth up to €12m.

A review has been ordered into the management of day-time closures of the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork after urgent repairs caused traffic chaos at the weekend.

Cork’s city manager announced a major restructuring last night, prompted by the retirement of almost one third of his senior officials.

NIGHT-TIME water restrictions have been lifted in Cork city but thousands of households across the country will continue to experience disruption until the weekend at least.

PROBLEMS making contact with the local council are the biggest concern for residents who have had restricted water supply for most of the week in Cork city.

PENSIONERS in Cork city whose sole income is the state pension will face bin charges for the first time.

THE water supply to vast swathes of Cork’s suburbs will continue to be shut off over the next two nights in one of the largest maintenance projects ever undertaken on the city’s water network.

AN end is in sight to the crisis that has left almost 20,000 households in Cork city without water after city officials last night predicted its damaged treatment plant would return to full production before next Sunday.

THE Government has not yet decided if emergency funding will be provided in areas devastated by the worst flooding in living memory, estimated to exceed €100 million in insurance claims.

RESIDENTS will be asked to move their cars in an effort to achieve a clean sweep of Cork’s suburban roads.