Cork City boundary extension sent for Cabinet green light

Agreement will be given today to extend Cork’s City boundary for the first time in more than 50 years.

The Cabinet approval, which will see the city’s population rise from around 125,000 to just under 210,000, will bring to an end a dispute over the boundary change.

Local Government Minister Eoghan Murphy will ask his Cabinet colleagues to approve the bill for the extension, which will account for around 70% of the population of Metropolitan Cork.