Muintir na Tíre meetings to convey fears over Mackinnon report

Muintir na Tíre is planning to organise meetings in small towns and villages in Co Cork to outline its fears that rural communities will suffer if the Mackinnon report is implemented.

Denis Kelly, the organisation’s development officer, said the board of Cork County Federation Muintir na Tíre has expressed serious concerns about the impact on rural communities, especially as the county council would lose an estimated €40m-plus annually in rates, which are used to prop up services in such areas.

The ability of the city council to pay the annual compensation has also been brought into question and the Mackinnon report suggests only a 10-year compensation package, to be reviewed after five years.