Cork City boundary extension: Ex-lord mayor in scathing attack on opponents

A former lord mayor of Cork has launched a scathing attack on some outspoken opponents of the city boundary extension, accusing them of damaging the region’s reputation and likening some to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

Former Fine Gael city councillor Joe O’Callaghan, who lives in Blarney, one of the areas earmarked by the Mackinnon Report for transfer from the county to the city, spoke out last night ahead of a crucial meeting today of the group set up to implement the extended boundary proposals.

The Mackinnon Report has recommended a significant expansion of the city’s boundary — its first since 1965 — to include Douglas, Donnybrook, Grange, Frankfield, Cork Airport, Ballincollig, Blarney, Tower, Rathpeacon, Glanmire, Little Island, and Carrigtwohill.