Constitutional challenge over councils merger

The Government is set to face a constitutional challenge over the Cork super-council plan following a historic midnight meeting of the city council.

City councillors were expected to move a Section 140 motion in the early hours of this morning directing the council chief executive, Ann Doherty, to seek a judicial review of the actions of the Cork Local Government Review (CLGR) group which published its city and county council merger recommendation two weeks ago.

The Section 140 will also see the city council become the first local authority to challenge the constitutionality of Government policy on the mergers of local authorities.