Leaders of Cork County Council over its 125-year history

Roll of honour: A full list of all of the Chairpersons and Mayors of the County of Cork, from 1899 to 2024

Cork County Hall opening on April 16, 1968: The Bishop of Cork and Ross, Most Rev Dr C Lucey, arrives for the blessing and opening of the Cork County Hall. Picture: Irish Examiner Archives

1899–1906: Jeremiah J. Howard.

Jeremiah J Howard, of Lehenagh, Co Cork, the first chairman of Cork County Council, which he chaired from April, 1899, to June 1906. Cork Airport is situated on what was his farm. Photo: Courtesy of John O'Connell, B.E., grandnephew.

1906–1914: William McDonald.

1914–1918: Michael K. Barry.

1918–1920: William R. Kent.

1920–1925: Donal O’Callaghan.

1925–1927: David L. O’Gorman.

1927–1957: William J. Broderick.

Longest serving chairman: William J Broderick, of 49 North Main Street, Youghal, first elected to the Council on June 23, 1925; Chairman from June 1927 until his death of June 16, 1957. Photo: Courtesy of Oliver Broderick, nephew.

1957–1958: Philip Burton.

1958–1959: Michael P. Murphy.

1959–1962: Philip Burton.

1962–1963: Martin J. Corry. 

Longest service to Cork County Council: Martin J Corry, of Sunville,Glounthane, who gave a total of 54 years of service to the Council, from August 1924 to June 1974, and from August 1974 to February 1979. Chairman of the Council in 1962, he was also a member of Cobh Urban District Council, 1950-67. He represented East Cork in Dáil Éireann, 1927-69.

1963–1964: Charles J. Bryan.

1964–1965: Martin J. Corry.

1965–1966: Michael P. Murphy.

1967–1969: Martin J. Corry.

1969–1970: Michael P. Murphy.

1970–1971: Denis J. O’Sullivan.

1971–1972: Batt Donegan.

1972–1973: John L. O’Sullivan.

1973–1974: Cornelius Moynihan.

1974–1975: Timothy D. Burke.

1975–1976: Cornelius Murphy.

1976–1977: Philip Burton.

1977–1978: Patrick McAuliffe.

1978–1979: Donal Creed.

Michael Creed,  Mayor of the County of Cork, 2005-06. 

19779–1980: Patrick McAuliffe.

1980–1981: Dick Fitzgerald.

1981–1984: Vivian Callaghan.

1984–1985: Michael Broderick.

1985–1987: Vivian Callaghan.

1987–1988: Frank Crowley.

1988–1989: Michael Calnan.

1989–1990: Denis O’Donovan.

1990–1991: Vivan Callaghan.

1991–1992: John Cal McCarthy.

1992–1992: Michael Calnan.

1993–1994: Matt Ahern.

1994–1995: Paula Desmond.

1995–1996: Gerard Murphy.

1996–1997: Michael Harrington.

1997–1998: John Mulvihill.

1998–1999: Kevin Murphy.

1999–2000: Thomas Ryan.

2000–2001: John Mulvihill.

2001–2002: Michael Hegarty.

2002–2003: Paula Desmond.

2003–2004: Tadgh O’Donovan.

2004–2005: PJ Sheehan.

2005–2006: Michael Creed.

2006–2007: John Paul O’Shea.

2007–2008: Tom Sheahan.

2008–2009: Noel Harrington.

2009–2010: Derry Canty.

Jim Daly, Mayor of County Cork, 2010-2011.

2010–2011: Jim Daly.

2011–2011: Kevin Murphy.

2011–2012: Tim Lombard.

2012–2013: Barbara Murray.

2013–2014: Noel O’Connor.

Alan Coleman, Mayor of the County of Cork, 2014-15. 

2014–2015: Alan Coleman.

2015–2016: John Paul O’Shea.

2016–2017: Séamus McGrath.

2017–2018: Declan Hurley.

2018–2019: Patrick Gerard Murphy.

2019–2020: Christopher O’Sullivan.

2020–2020: Ian Doyle.

2020–2021: Mary Linehan Foley.

Gillian Coughlan, Mayor of the County of Cork, 2021-22.

2021–2022: Gillian Coughlan.

2022–2023: Danny Collins.

2023–2024: Frank O’Flynn. 

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