Cork council capacity to run larger city queried

Management of Cork City Council have not “earned the right or demonstrated sufficient capacity or expertise” to run an expanded city.

The comments were made by John Leahy, a spokesman for the Wilton Road Residents Association, against the backdrop of the ongoing battle over the proposed city boundary extension.

Mr Leahy has been campaigning for several years on behalf of local residents for safety upgrades to the busy arterial route following almost 100 road traffic accidents since its layout was changed and a bus lane introduced in 2003.