Cork’s 96FM forced to put brakes on Opinion Line’s April Fools joke

A Cork radio station had to put the brakes on its April Fools spoof on traffic congestion charges yesterday after City Hall was flooded with complaints from irate listeners who didn’t get the joke.

Cork’s 96fm broadcast the item on The Opinion Line shortly after 9am as city council chief executive, Ann Doherty, was briefing the Cork Business Association.

Against the backdrop of ongoing anger over parking charges and new bike lanes, host PJ Coogan told listeners that Ms Doherty was planning to introduce congestion charges.