Buttimer set to be big loser in Cork

The Fine Gael TD may have to look at the possibility of standing in Cork North Central next year, but Fianna Fáil will also come under pressure, writes Sean O’Riordan

THE big loser in the redrawing of constituencies in Cork is likely to be Government TD Jerry Buttimer, but a political analyst has also issued a health warning to Fianna Fáil.

A large proportion of the Fine Gael man’s powerbase is to be transferred from Cork South Central to Cork North Central.