County councillors seek confirmation boundary report not set in stone

Cork county councillors are seeking urgent clarification from the minister responsible for the expansion of Cork City’s boundary amid fears the body overseeing its implementation considers the Mackinnon report to be written in stone.

That report has suggested that the city boundary should be extended to take in Cork Airport, Ballincollig, Blarney, Glanmire, Little Island, and Carrigtwohill.

Leaders of the different parties on the county council have united to oppose a blanket implementation of the report’s recommendations.