'Convenient' parking app rolled out across Cork county towns

A new app is now available across Cork county towns to make paying for parking easier.

Cork County Council’s eParking app is now available in all towns where pay parking is in operation.

This project, which commenced in 2024, has been rolled out incrementally across towns including Cobh, Youghal, Kinsale, Fermoy, Mallow, and Macroom, with Bandon joining the programme last week.

The eParking app, which is available for download for Android and Apple devices, allows motorists to pay for parking directly from their smartphone.

Users can quickly pay for their parking from anywhere, making the process easier, as well as more efficient and convenient.

The introduction of the app reflects changing customer preferences, with increasing numbers of motorists choosing digital and contactless payment options over cash payments.

County mayor Bernard Moynihan said: “The eParking app provides motorists with a convenient and flexible way to pay for parking, while complementing existing cash and card payment options.

“The strong uptake of the service demonstrates the growing demand for accessible digital services, and this countywide rollout is another example of Cork County Council’s commitment to delivering modern, customer-focused services for our communities.”

To ensure accessibility for all users, Cork County Council continues to maintain its pay parking machines and has upgraded many of these to dual-payment machines, enabling motorists to pay by contactless card as well as traditional cash payments.

The Payzone parking app is also still available as an alternative, and motorists can also pay directly at countycorkparking.ie using a debit or credit card or pay in-store at any participating Payzone outlet.

To find the app, search for ‘Cork County Council eParking’ in the app store.