Businesses demand fix as Cork’s Patrick’s St car ban leads to gridlock

Business leaders in Cork have given City Hall two weeks to iron out teething problems with the new St Patrick St car ban.

It follows almost two hours of rush-hour gridlock in the city centre last night and complaints of a lack of warning signs about the traffic arrangements, which came into effect on the main street yesterday.

Private cars are now banned from the area from 3pm to 6.30pm seven days a week. Access is restricted to public transport, taxis, cyclists, and emergency vehicles during those times.