Cork city's first Green Party Lord Mayor wants more open spaces

Councillor Dan Boyle said that THE 'coming years will see the wider, and necessary, infrastructure being put in place' across Cork city

Councillor Dan Boyle, left, was elected the first Green Party Lord Mayor of Cork at City Hall on Friday evening. He received his chain of office from outgoing lord mayor councillor Kieran McCarthy. Picture: David Creedon

Former TD and now councillor Dan Boyle has been elected the first Green Party Lord Mayor of Cork, saying the city needs more green and open spaces.

Mr Boyle, 61, who represents the Cork City South-Central, was elected at the annual general meeting of Cork City Council on Friday night.