The Mayor of Galway, Peter Keane, has admitted he's "embarrassed" over the parking controversy in Galway City.
This comes as 90 parking meters throughout the city currently don't offer a payment facility due to ongoing legal proceedings.
Instead drivers have to use a parking app, a Payzone shop, go online or pay over the phone.
Due to the inconvenience, the City Council has offered a grace period on parking fines which ends this coming Sunday, the 19th.
At a meeting at City Hall this week, there was much talk among councillors on the frustration felt by the public.
Councillor John McDonagh offered it's actually easier to book a Ryanair flight than it is to park in Galway.
Mayor Peter Keane says its never easy to transition to a new system and it’s being dealt with as a matter of urgency:
