Planned municipal changes ‘ludicrous’.

Fears have been raised that recommendations by the Local Electoral Boundary Commission for redrawing municipal district council areas in Co Cork will split communities and remove some from their natural political hinterlands.

The recommendations are to come into effect before next year’s local elections and were prompted by the extension of Cork City Council’s boundary, which will see it take over areas including Ballincollig and Glanmire

A number of county councillors have expressed concern over the recommendations, especially in West and South Cork.