In this year of significant commemorations, Dr Aodh Quinlivan of UCC’s Centre for Local and Regional Governance recalls the Cork Corporation elections of January 15, 1920, and the first meeting of the Corporation on January 30, at which the doomed Sinn Féin man became the city’s first citizen

Supporters of directly-elected mayors for Cork, Limerick, and Waterford have called on the Government to flesh out its vision for the office.

Plebiscites on the issue will take place in the three cities on May 24, the same day as the local and European elections.

If you don’t like change, you’ll hate irrelevance, the outgoing head of planning in Cork City has warned.

A local government expert has called for “open engagement” in a bid to build on common ground contained in the controversial Cork councils merger report.