As if we needed another reason to go into town.

Cork City Council has announced that there will be free parking on Thursday and Friday evenings in North Main Street and Paul Street car parks.

You can nip into a spot in North Main Street car park from 6.30pm until 9.30pm and from 6.30pm until midnight in Paul Street car park for the coming weeks.

The offer runs until Christmas Eve (the last-minuter shoppers will be delighted to hear that).

It’s ideal timing for enjoying a night of dining with friends, exploring the many Christmas markets that are popping up around town, and having a shop in the outlets that are extending their Christmas opening times… without forking out for parking as well.

And because we’ve saved, we can spend twice as much. Right?!

Find all the details on Corkcity.ie