Council to vote over Barry’s honour

THE Lord Mayor of Cork is expected to have enough votes today to rubber-stamp his proposal to confer the Freedom of the City on elder statesman and tea magnate Peter Barry.

Council to vote over Barry’s honour
Mon, 26 Apr, 2010 - 01:00
Eoin English

The conferring honour is usually agreed unanimously by council members, but today’s proposal will require a vote.

If follows a row over the proposal sparked by Fianna Fáil last month after they claimed the award has been conferred too frequently in recent years.

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