Lord Mayor issues stinging rebuke to plan for councils' merger in open letter to people of Cork

The Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Chris O'Leary has written and long open letter to the people of the city in which he levels sharp criticism at a report recommending the merger of Cork city and county councils.

He has strong words too for Environment Minister Alan Kelly, criticising the "haste" with which the Minister announced support for the report's recommended merger of the two councils.