Calls are increasing for a Luas-style transport system to reduce congestion in Cork, as latest figures show significant increases in traffic volumes over the last two years.

There was an unusual sight in Dublin yesterday. Passers-by were amazed to see a backlog of cars on South William Street, especially as it wasn’t a real traffic jam.

Following on from its disastrous mapping problems with its iPhone5 product in 2012, industry rumours are rife of Apple bidding to take over Dutch satnav company TomTom.

GALWAY is the most congested city in Ireland with almost 40% of roads gridlocked, a study has found.