M50 busiest road in Ireland as Cork Southern Ring Road's sees 80k cars each day

As for the busiest roads in Cork, the report stated: "Several sections of the N40 Cork Southern Ring Road carry in excess of 80,000 vehicles on an average day."

The M50 is still the busiest road in the country and getting busier; while if you dislike traffic jams you might want to try avoiding the Kinsale Road to Douglas section of the N40 between 9am and 10am - especially on a Friday.

These are among the observations in the 2018 annual report of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), which also revealed that: