Minister ready to legislate to extend Cork city boundary within weeks

The minister for local government is prepared to legislate to extend Cork’s city-boundary within weeks in the absence of agreement from Cork’s two councils, writes Eoin English.

Eoghan Murphy made his comments last night after the Cabinet accepted the report of the implementation oversight group (IOG) which recommended a compromise boundary extension — the city’s first since 1965. The decision ends a three-year saga on the boundary issue.