Work on a €1bn light rail system for Cork will not start until 2031 at the earliest with the focus in the interim on improved roads and increased bus lanes.

A €1bn light rail system between Ballincollig and Mahon Point via the city centre, as well as eight new railway stations and 100km of bus lanes, are contained in a radical new transport plan for Cork.

There was a drop in the number of collisions on Cork’s South Ring Road last year, despite a large rise in traffic levels.

In June 2018, the driver of an articulated truck in Cork was convicted of careless driving when it was determined that he had used both hands to take photos of an accident on the South Ring Road. He was fined €600 and given five penalty points.

The volume of traffic on national roads rose by 6% last year, with the M50 the country’s busiest road and the South Ring Road the most heavily used in Cork.

The driver of an articulated truck used both hands to take photographs of a serious traffic accident as he drove past it and yesterday he was convicted of careless driving.

Pack the running shoes and maybe leave the car.

WHEN it came to providing themselves with all the latest top quality home comforts, the owners of 38 The Downs, in Broadale, Douglas, Cork, went all out by importing a Finnish sauna and a Lithuanian timber garden cabin to put it in.

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.

Gardaí are dealing with a multi-vehicle crash on the N40 in Cork.

A proposed €180m motorway linking Cork City to Ringaskiddy will be “going into the bedrooms” of residents living along the route, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin told a planning hearing yesterday.

Kya deLongchamps considers a chic waterside Rochestown apartment with village amenities at its back

The route of the first Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon to be staged on a Sunday has been tweaked to avoid clashing with morning Masses.

Tourism Ireland is to be asked to explain why a paid half-page advertorial on the Wild Atlantic Way in a British newspapers made no mention of West Cork.

An inquest into the death of a man who died in a road traffic crash is set to go ahead today despite strenuous efforts by the man’s father to have it delayed because he says it was never properly investigated.

If you’ve ever travelled the South Ring road that skirts Cork City, particularly on a weekend, you may have heard the engines scrambling and the occasional guttural roar from up behind the Kinsale road roundabout.

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Rush hour traffic came to a standstill for nearly two hours yesterday morning on the southside of Cork City, following two separate collisions that saw four people suffer minor injuries.

An offal spillage forced the closure of one of the county’s busiest roads and triggered traffic chaos last night.

Six sites have been shortlisted as possible locations for a €300m hospital in Cork City to facilitate the merger of two of the region’s busiest hospitals.

A bid to name one of Cork’s busiest roads after the War of Independence group, Cumann na mBan, has hit a speed bump.

The National Roads Authority (NRA) has said that it has no problem renaming Cork’s South Ring Road after women who fought in the War of Independence, but for operational reasons it will still refer to it as the N40.

The National Roads Authority (NRA) has unveiled a preferred route for a €100m-plus motorway to replace the existing Cork-Ringaskiddy (N28).

Business leaders in Cork City have called for a halt to major roadwork schemes on key routes in the run-up to Christmas.

Farranree on the northside of Cork City, has been named the dirtiest location in the country on its first-ever appearance in the Irish Businesses Against Litter league.

Two accidents occurred within 15 minutes of each other on the busy South Ring Road in Cork today.

A six-car collision on Cork city’s South Ring Road caused traffic chaos across the city at rush hour yesterday evening.

Recent commercial lettings at the Kinsale Road Business Park, near Cork City, bring the park close to full occupancy, according to letting agents Lisney.

Gardaí investigating a fatal road traffic accident in Cork have renewed their appeal for the driver of a black sports car to come forward.

Gardaí are searching for the driver of a black BMW coupé whom they wish to question as part of their inquiries into the death of a young motorcyclist yesterday.

A 27-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in a traffic accident in Cork.

The Cork city councillor whose dramatic high-speed pursuit led to the capture and eventual jailing of a notorious Dublin-based house break-in gang has launched a Neighbourhood Watch- style text service.

I always have great faith in the generosity of people. This faith was enhanced by an experience I had on Thursday, Dec 12.

New bridges and cycleways will form part of a plan to free up traffic in a congested area on the southside of Cork City.

Church Hill, Passage West property with conservatory will need a good overhaul, but the price is under €160k for prospective buyer, Rose Martin reports

There have been significant price reductions on two Cork properties, one a substantial commercial unit/warehouse, the other on a Patrick Street shop unit for rent.

You might still get a bit of slagging about the address, but at this stage it’s water off the backs of the residents of Cork’s Tiffany Downs — they just love the location.