Workers' Party councillor Ted Tynan retires from Cork City Council

Mr Tynan told the Irish Examiner: 'I’ve found the whole experience in public life very rewarding'

Cllr Ted Tynan said he had 'no choice other than to take notice of the advice of my doctor'. File photo: Darragh Kane

Workers' Party councillor Ted Tynan received a standing ovation spanning several minutes when he announced that he was to step down from the council after a political career spanning five decades.

Mr Tynan, aged 83, a councillor for the north east ward, has been unwell since the start of this year, and apologised on Monday night that his voice was hoarse “as a result of ill health”.