Cork City and County Mayors united in call for stimulus package

The mayors of Cork city and county have called for a multimillion-euro Government stimulus package as both local authorities embark on unprecedented reorganisation.

Lord Mayor Mick Finn and Cork County Mayor Patrick Gerard Murphy united to make the call against the background of the first city boundary extension in more than 50 years.

Legislation is due soon to give effect to the extension, which will see the county council cede vast tracts of land to the city council and the city’s population increase by some 100,000 to almost 220,000.