Cork success the way for Labour, says Gilmore

THE leadership of the Labour Party has said it must learn from the success of Cork’s general election candidates as it seeks to expand the party.

The election of newcomers Ciarán Lynch and Sean Sherlock, along with a stronger than expected performance by Senator Michael McCarthy, were seen as the significant positives in an otherwise poor performance at the polls nationally.

Speaking at a debate in Cork city, between the two people striving to be his deputy, the new party leader, Eamon Gilmore, said he wants to replicate the performance of the southern candidates.