New Lord Mayor of Cork vows to make city centre safer with 'decisive action'

In his speech, Fergal Dennehy said the city stands at a crossroads

Councillor Fergal Dennehy, a father of two, was first coopted to council in 2003, was first elected to council in 2004, but lost his seat in 2009. He won it back in 2014 and has retained it since. Picture: Brian Lougheed

The new Lord Mayor of Cork has vowed to work to make the city centre safer and to make historic City Hall more accessible to citizens.

Fianna Fáil councillor Fergal Dennehy, who represents the city’s south west local electoral area, made the pledge after his election at the annual general meeting of Cork City Council on Friday night, which was attended by his party leader and Taoiseach, Micheál Martin.