Outspoken O’Flynn rejoins FF on council

An outspoken Fianna Fáil councillor who lost the party whip on Cork City Council for refusing to vote for the council’s 2012 budget has rejoined the party group.

Cllr Ken O’Flynn, who in 2010 topped the council’s conference expenses league table, claiming over €14,330, dismissed accusations of hypocrisy, insisted there was “no secret deal”, and said he looked forward to rejoining his party colleagues.

He accepted that he attended several conferences at the time, but said he did so to “educate himself and for the benefit of the city, and the benefit of his constituents”.