Irish Examiner View: We must bring traffic gridlock to an end

Until we have sustainable, worthwhile, and effective public transport systems, gridlock will remain with us.

The many public transport issues facing us must be addressed as a matter of extreme urgency. Picture: Denis Minihane.

The debate over the creation of viable public transport systems countrywide was brought into focus once more yesterday with the revelation that Cork City is one of the gridlock capitals of the world.

Post-Covid, it had been hoped we would not see a return to the sort of traffic snarl-ups which bedevilled Cork and many other Irish cities and towns, giving life to the beliefs of many that our urban areas could be breathable, liveable places.