Cork smart-parking plan will assist Christmas shoppers with real-time displays

A smart-parking initiative has been launched in Cork as hurling legend Jimmy Barry Murphy prepares, tonight, to light up the city for Christmas.

New figures, meanwhile, show the retail sector is showing continuing signs of improvement with vacancy rates in Cork city almost halving in recent months.

The news emerged last night as Cork City Council unveiled plans to display real-time information on available parking spaces on electronic signs around the city to assist shoppers.