Petition calls for boundary decisions to be undone

An online petition has been organised in the hope the Boundary Commission examining electoral areas in Cork will undo some previous “incomprehensible” decisions which literally divided main streets in a town and village.

In the local elections of 2014, the southern side of Carrigaline (everything south of the Owenabue River) and all of Crosshaven were transferred from the Ballincollig/Carrigaline municipal district to the Bandon/Kinsale district.

Given the proposed new city/county boundary, a local electoral boundary committee has been tasked with reviewing the local electoral areas in Cork and is now accepting public submissions up to May 9.