'Considerable' changes expected with redrawing of Cork Dáil constituency boundaries

Former TD  Gerard Murphy predicts Cork North West will disappear by the next general election, primarily as a result of the extension of the city boundary

Ballincollig, which is currently in the Cork North-West constituency, had moved into the city as a result of its boundary extension and "'will inevitably join the Cork South Central constituency." Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Significant changes have been predicted with the expected redrawing of Cork Dáil constituency boundaries, according to an experienced politician who has studied them for a number of years.

Gerard Murphy, a former TD for Cork North West, believes this constituency will disappear by the next general election, primarily as a result of the extension of the city boundary.