The population of the Macroom electoral area is 36,844 and, despite the removal of Blarney from the district into the city jurisdiction, the number of seats up for grabs there will remain at six.

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

ALL tourist roads may soon lead to west Cork following the success of the Clonakilty district in a prestigious competition funded and organised by Fáilte Ireland and the European Union.