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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