Cork city councillors reject county’s offer to cede land

Cork’s city councillors have rejected an offer from the county council to cede land because it “runs contrary” to the larger city boundary extension recommended by an expert group.

Entertaining the county’s offer would effectively accede to the rewriting of the boundary proposals contained in the Mackinnon report, which has been accepted by Local Government Minister Eoghan Murphy, said city council chief executive Ann Doherty last night.

In a detailed report to councillors during a special city council meeting called to discuss the county’s offer, Ms Doherty said considering the county’s offer would only serve to “deflect focus and thwart progress” in bringing conclusion to the review process of local government arrangements in Cork.