Standing orders were suspended at a recent Cork County Council meeting to discuss a critical infrastructure deficit hanging over the village of Kiskeam like the ‘Sword of Damocles.’

Fine Gael confirmed his death in a statement on Sunday, with tributes paid by party leader Simon Harris.

The infestation of sea lettuce on beaches and slipways in the region has worsened in recent summers, primarily due to nitrate fertiliser sweeping off the land into seas which are getting warmer