Cork’s St Patrick's Street remains country's top parking blackspot for third year in a row

The latest figures show fines totaling just over €2.3m were issued to motorists in Cork City last year

New figures provided by Cork City Council show traffic wardens issued a total of 3,090 fines for a variety of parking offences on the city’s main thoroughfare — known locally as “Pana” — during 2023. File picture: Denis Minihane

Cork’s St Patrick's Street has retained its position as the country’s biggest trap for illegal parking with over 3,000 motorists issued with fines last year.

New figures provided by Cork City Council show traffic wardens issued a total of 3,090 fines for a variety of parking offences on the city’s main thoroughfare — known locally as “Pana” — during 2023. It is the third year in a row that St Patrick’s Street has emerged as the prime location across the entire country for detecting illegally parked vehicles.