Cork City Council Mayoral election - live updates

Sinn Féin in Cork have called for a deferral of tonight’s mayoral election and asked all concerned for a "weekend of reflection".

Fears had been mounting all day that the agreement, reached last night between Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, Fine Gael and a number of independents, which would have seen Fianna Fáil Cllr Mary Shields elected Lord Mayor later, was in danger.

Tonight’s council meeting is due to start at 7pm and live updates from the meeting can be followed here.