Cork Council Merger: The right thing should never be too hard to do

Cork City Council chief executive Ann Doherty outlines what she believes are myths being put forward by those in favour of a merger of the city and county councils.

The publication by the Local Government Review Committee of its report into the City boundary issue and its recommendation that Cork City Council and Cork County Council should merge has generated, not unexpectedly, significant debate on the airwaves and in the press.

That debate, in my opinion, is best left in the hands of those elected by the people to represent their views.