Cork city to expand as boundary deal agreed

A deal is finally on the cards to deliver the first extension of Cork’s city boundary in 50 years.

After years of controversy over the issue — which included a split statutory report which was ultimately shelved, a government- ordered review and threats of legal action — it is understood that a compromise boundary extension has now been agreed.

Details of the new boundary line, which will result in the city’s population increasing by almost 100,000 to about 220,000, and which will shape development of the city for the next half century, is set to be unveiled to both city and county councillors today.