Calls for exclusion zone 2km from Páirc Uí Chaoimh

There have been calls for a 2km traffic exclusion zone around Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh during big games amid claims that parking by some matchgoers is now a threat to public safety.

Senior gardaí have also agreed to re-examine the use of the city’s only park and ride bus service to bring matchgoers to the stadium.

This is despite Garda safety fears stemming from an incident in 2013 when a handful of matchgoers walked along the South Link Road back to the park and ride car park at Black Ash.