Clonakilty to be the decider

From Kilnamanagh to Carrigaline and almost all points in between, all roads lead to Clonakilty today where results in two Cork County Council divisions will be decided.

Some level of upheaval is a given in both the huge West Cork area and in Bandon-Kinsale, due to the reconfiguration of both areas compared with the last local election boundaries in 2009.

West Cork had 12 seats split between the Bantry and Skibbereen electoral areas. They have now merged, losing four seats in the process. It means 10 sitting Cllrs battling it out with nine others for just eight seats. The current make-up of the area is 6 Fine Gael, 3 Fianna Fáil and one independent - two other sitting Cllrs decided not to run again.