Revolt threat over Cork boundary plan

The Taoiseach and two government ministers have been warned they face a grassroots revolt over controversial plans to extend Cork’s city boundary.

Veteran Fine Gael Cllr Derry Canty, who has for 26-years represented Ballincollig — the largest Cork county town earmarked for transfer to the city under the contentious Mackinnon report — said Leo Varadkar, and Cork-based Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and Agriculture Minister Michael Creed, must listen to the concerns of party activists and elected members about the contentious Cork boundary issue.

“This is being rammed down our throats and the message seems to be the Mackinnon report is gospel,” Mr Canty said.