Important for nation that Cork develops as counterbalance to Dublin

Ahead of tomorrow's historic cabinet meeting in Cork, UCC lecturer Aodh Quinlivan, suggests uncertainty over local government arrangements in Cork must not thwart its quest to develop as a necessary counterbalance to Dublin.

IN his excellent new book, Boy Wonder, Dave Hannigan refers to Cork as ‘a state of mind’. It would seem an appropriate location, therefore, to host a full Cabinet meeting, on one of its rare excursions outside of Dublin.

And, within Cork, there could be no better venue than University College Cork. UCC recently published its Strategic Plan 2017-2022 with a vision of ‘a leading university of independent thinkers’.