Mayors unite in support of Cork city boundary move

Three former lords mayor of Cork have united with the current office holder to urge the Government to make the “brave political decisions” required to deliver the city’s first boundary extension in more than 50 years.

In a joint statement, they said failure to progress with the necessary local government reforms in Cork is now the “biggest single threat” to the wellbeing and growth of the entire region.

The statement is signed by Mayor Tony Fitzgerald and his predecessors, councillors Des Cahill, Chris O’Leary, and Mary Shields, who have worn the chain of office since the review of Cork’s local government arrangements was ordered in 2015.