Cork councillors seek financial training to help with budget talks

Cork county councillors have asked the County Hall executive to provide financial expertise to help elected members get to grips with the annual budget.

The call was made by Cllr Des O’Grady who was among number of first-time councillors elected in 2014.

Overall, a total of 31 of the 55 sitting county councillors experienced their first budget meeting towards the end of last year.