'Free-for-all' by casual traders in Cork to go on for two more years

Cork County Council has 11 appeals in response to the public consultation process on casual trading bylaws and there is still one ongoing High Court case relating to “market rights”

Plans were put in place by Cork County Council as far back as 2016 to regulate casual trading, but their introduction has been held up by court actions. File photo

The ‘free-for-all’ where casual traders clog car parks, town centres, beaches and forestry entrances is set to continue for up to another two years in Co Cork as the local authority remains bogged down finalising bylaws to regulate their operation.

Plans were put in place by Cork County Council as far back as 2016 to regulate casual trading, but their introduction has been held up by court actions.