The figures from TomTom have shown that drivers in the capital lost 191 hours, or almost eight days, stuck in rush hour traffic last year.

Dublin also has the second-highest number of direction-based searches in the world.

Dublin drivers lose 158 hours per year, during rush hour alone

From August, bus gates will be in operation on Bachelors Walk and Aston Quay in order to restrict drivers from travelling through the city centre