Fighting back against merger of Cork councils

18 lord mayor have set aside party politics to unite against a super council and to spark public debate, says Eoin English

THERE have been rumblings for months about the Cork Local Government Review process, with claims, which have been denied, that it was predetermined: that a merger of the city and county councils was the preferred outcome and that the process was designed to deliver that result.

So the decision by 18 former lords mayor of Cork to speak out about their fears for the future of the city, if a merger, is, as they claim, looking more likely, is hugely significant.