Cork County Council marks 125th anniversary of first meeting

Event tinged with sadness due to death of a ‘father’ of the chamber

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Frank O'Flynn, and Cork County Council chief executive Valerie O’Sullivan raising the commemorative 125th anniversary flag outside Cork County Hall. Picture: Brian Lougheed

Celebration and nostalgia marked the 125th anniversary of the first meeting of Cork County Council, but it was tinged with sadness due to the death of one of the ‘fathers’ of the chamber.

Councillors convened on Monday to commemorate the founding of the local authority, and the minutes book from its first meeting in 1899 was on display in the debating chamber.