The number of fines being handed out for illegally parking in a disabled bay in Cork has halved since the fine was increased to €150, according to Eddie Hawkins, the parking operations manager with the city council's traffic division.

CITY Hall is set to unveil its newest set of parking incentives in the coming days - but officials are being warned that it needs to be backed by a strong PR campaign to keep shoppers in the city centre.

HUNDREDS of users of Cork city’s park by phone app may have had confidential information stolen after it was confirmed that the app had been breached by hackers.

SHOPPERS in Cork city will be able to avail of free parking in city centre car parks in the coming weeks as part of a pre-Christmas shopping incentive.

A MAJOR review of the city's parking policy is set to come before Cork City Council in the next fortnight. The review, sought before the council broke for its summer recess, is to be reported on in the coming weeks.

MORE than 100 parking tickets are being issued every single day in Cork city. Figures issued by Cork City Council indicate that parking wardens in the city handed out 12,361 tickets to motorists as of May 3 this year.

TRADERS in Cork city’s Middle Parish area have reacted angrily to changes in parking times which will see parking charges apply for an extra two hours a day.

THE amount of parking fines being issued in Cork city has risen by more than a third, according to the latest figures. Last year, more than 37,313 such fines were issued, compared to 27,239 the previous year – an increase of 37%.