Cork city councillors reject calls to invite Donald Trump to Leeside

Fine Gael Cllr Damian Boylan led cross-party opposition to the motion, saying Trump and Kennedy had demonstrated 'morally repugnant' behaviour

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump stands on stage with Tucker Carlson and Robert F Kennedy Jr, left, during a campaign rally in Georgia.

Cork’s city councillors have emphatically rejected calls to invite US President-elect Donald Trump to visit Leeside amid warnings that jobs in the city’s US multinationals could be at risk during his presidency.

It follows a lengthy debate on a motion tabled by Independent Cllr Albert Deasy at this month’s city council meeting.