Traffic chiefs under fire as city grinds to a halt

TRAFFIC chiefs in Cork were under fire yesterday after the city ground to a standstill as the €100 million Christmas shopping spree stepped up a gear.

Broken traffic lights caused huge jams at the Kinsale Road roundabout during early morning and evening rush hour.

Traffic was backed up on the western approaches as far as Bishopstown, and on the eastern approaches as far as Douglas.