Irish Examiner View: Cash is king for some customers

Car parks that do not have a cash option are useless for many people.

Among those organisations leading the charge into a digital/mobile world, and press-ganging refuseniks — usually older people — into subdued and sullen acceptance, are local authorities. In particular, they love parking apps.

These are not yet as ubiquitous in Ireland as in neighbouring territories and although they make their mark in Dublin, Cork, and Limerick, it is possible to find cash alternatives. Take your car to the North and to the UK and you can prepare for a more frustrating experience, with public parking in different locations under the aegis of a multiplicity of applications.