Mayor plans to contest election

The mayor of County Cork has announced his plans to contest the forthcoming general election in the Cork North-West constituency.

Cllr John Paul O’Shea is among a number of independents on the county council seeking a Dáil seat.

The 31-year-old had one of the highest votes in the country at the 2014 local elections, securing a seat on the first count with 4,374 votes.