GAA bids to reduce gridlock on match days

The GAA is to set up a traffic website, make more use of shuttle buses and seek special rates for parking in Cork City to cut down on gridlock when big matches resume after the proposed €70m upgrade of Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Day two of a Bord Pleanála oral hearing into the plan heard that Cork County Board has appointed a full-time ‘mobility officer’ to implement a number of initiatives which will ease traffic congestion around the stadium.

Although not stated at the hearing, it’s understood the county board also plans to introduce real-time traffic updates on match days through Facebook and Twitter.