AN unsuccessful local election candidate seeking a ‘burka ban’ has been dismissed by a UCC lecturer as having “no place in politics.

It took two recounts and four days but Holly McKeever Cairns has secured the final seat in Bantry West Cork electoral area amid high drama on the 16th floor of Cork County Hall.

PAUDIE Dineen and Fiona Kerins have both retained their seats on Cork City Council following a tense recount at City Hall last night.

A LOCAL councillor is running his entire election campaign from the isolation unit where he is fighting cancer.

Former Lord Mayor and Fine Gael councillor Des Cahill was the subject to vandalism on Thursday night when paint was thrown on his posters outside his home.

A DIRECTLY elected mayor of Cork city would be responsible for drafting City Hall’s budget and have the main policymaking role at the local authority.

FORMER Green Party TD Dan Boyle is to run in Cork City South Central at the local elections next year.

SEAN O’Sullivan has thrown his hat into the ring for the Glanmire area ahead of the upcoming local elections. Mr O’Sullivan recently launched his election manifesto in Glanmire and spoke about issues he would like to resolve in his local community.