History made as Cork elects youngest mayor

HISTORY was made when the largest local authority in the country elected its youngest ever mayor.

Fine Gael Councillor Tim Lombard, a 35-year-old married father of two from Minane Bridge, was elected Mayor of Co Cork yesterday.

In another historic move, Fianna Fáil decided not to put a candidate into the mayoral race for the first time as Labour declared it would support Mr Lombard, who was elected unopposed.