Cllr Oconnell News Today

A new councillor from the Social Democrats was co-opted onto Cork County Council on Monday, January 8 to fill the vacancy left after the recent resignation of Ross O’Connell.

BANTRY restaurateur and Social Democrats candidate Chris Heinhold is expected to be co-opted onto a Cork County Council seat in the new year, following Cllr Ross O’Connell’s decision to step down as a councillor.No date has been yet been confirmed for the co-option but it is

SOCIAL Democrat Cllr Ross O’Connell has called on Cork County Council to raise a short stretch of the road at Ballyrisode between Kealfadda Bridge and Hungerford Woods to prevent the main Schull to Goleen road (R591) from becoming impassable during intense rainfall events.The c

BY KIERAN O’MAHONY A FORMER Green Party councillor has joined the Social Democrats, meaning the party will now have two councillors sitting on Cork County Council.East Cork-based Independent Cllr Liam Quaide, who quit the Greens earlier this year, announced last week that he is

SOCIAL Democrats’ Cllr Ross O’Connell from Goleen will step away from politics in the new year and will not contest next year’s local elections, citing work commitments.Cllr O’Connell – the only Social Democrats member of Cork County Council – works as a marine resear

 ALTHOUGH the rodent infestation at Ballyrisode beach between Schull and Goleen has been resolved, Cork County Council has confirmed it is investigating several contributing factors – not just general waste.The issue was raised at a meeting of the West Cork Municipal District

Fine Gael Councillor Bobby O’Connell has said it’s time Councillors stopped apologising and feeling embarrassed for travelling overseas to promote Kerry.

Fine Gael Councillor Bobby O’Connell has said it’s time Councillors stopped apologising and feeling embarrassed for travelling overseas to promote Kerry.

‘SCROUNGING for graves,’ is how Independent Cllr Danny Collins described the desperate need for burial plots in Schull, and other towns in West Cork.The issue was discussed at several Council meetings, but at the recent West Cork Municipal District it was the turn of Social D

Cllr Jim Finucane is to take over as Cathaoirleach of Kerry Country Council this month. The long-standing Fine Gael councillor will hold the mayoral title for the final term of office ahead of local elections in June 2024.