FG to decide on candidate for role of mayor

THE largest party on the largest local authority in Ireland is set to meet today to hammer out who will lead it and who will be its candidate for mayor.

Fine Gael is set to court Independents to ensure it has enough support to win control of the 48-seater Cork County Council.

The party won 22 seats at the local elections and can already count on the support of long-standing Independent Noel Collins. It needs just two more allies to achieve its goal.