People who died a decade ago still on electoral register in Co Cork

Some people who died 10 years ago are still on the electoral register in county Cork and mystery surrounds why others who have been living at the same address for more than 30 years were suddenly taken off it, Cork County Council has heard.

The situation has become so acute that a senior council official suggested county councillors and families of the deceased contact the local authority so they can remove the dead from the register.