Taoiseach leads tributes to former Cork lord mayor Donal Counihan

Micheál Martin said Donal Counihan 'was in politics for all the right reasons, to improve the lives of the people and community he represented'

Former lord mayor of Cork, Donal Counihan, has died aged 84.

The Taoiseach has led tributes to former lord mayor of Cork Donal Counihan, who has passed away at the age of 84.

Mr Counihan died in Marymount Hospice on Monday, surrounded by his family, following an illness.