Cork drivers give way to runners

TRAFFIC disruption is expected today as up to 8,000 runners take part in the Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon.

Most of the course is closed to traffic but vehicular access to the city is permitted on two main routes — Wilton Road and the Carrigrohane Road — but with stop-go systems in place.

Gardaí have advised drivers to use the city’s ring and link roads when possible, although contra-flows will operate in the Jack Lynch Tunnel, the South Ring Road to Mahon and on the South City Link.