The research by navigation specialist TomTom showed Dublin was the 17th most congested city in the world last year, while Cork was ranked 75th. While Bengalaru in India is ranked the world's most congested city, with a rating of 71%, Dublin's ranking of 17th makes it the highest location in Western Europe in the rankings. Cork's overall ranking of 75th is the same as in the previous year and comes after a 1% rise in its congestion level to 33%. Overall its congestion level is higher than that of major cities such as Manchester, Sydney and Lisbon. Cork is 13th most congested city (in small cities category <800,000) in Europe @tomtom 2019 index.

Source: Irish Examiner January 29, 2020 16:07 UTC