Cork County Council is to move parking enforcement in Mallow town in-house, as the current contract with APCOA will not be renewed when it runs out next year. A report into traffic enforcement in Mallow has indicated that €14,000 could be saved annually by the Council carrying out this work itself. Prior to the decision, Mallow was the only town in county Cork which had its parking overseen by a private company. The matter attracted the attention of Labour TD Seán Sherlock who had urged the council to take control of parking enforcement once again. Mr Sherlock's colleague Cllr James Kennedy had promised to fight the parking issue upon his election in May.

Source: Irish Examiner December 17, 2019 17:26 UTC