Bus Éireann calls for extension of 'Pana ban'

Time-regulated bus lane on Cork's Patrick's St was introduced in 2018 to prioritise buses from 3pm to 6.30pm daily

The time-regulated bus lane was designed to facilitate the street's estimated 1,000 bus movements daily, but the car ban is being flouted every day. Picture: Denis Minihane

Bus Éireann has called for a major extension of the so-called "Pana ban" on Cork's main street to help more buses run on time.

It was among a raft of suggestions made by the company in a briefing to public representatives this week on its decision to cut hundreds of bus services per week from the high-frequency 202, 202A, 205, 208, and the 24-hour 220 routes from October 20.