A total of 114 candidates have declared for Cork County Council with more than one-in-three being non-party hopefuls.

A former Fianna Fáil junior minister who lost his seat at the last general election is hoping to be elected to Cork County Council.

Independents and Sinn Féin are likely to be the biggest winners come next year’s local elections in Co Cork.

Reducing the number of councillors in West Cork is a blow to local areas, says Sean O’Riordan