Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and minister of state at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Department of Transport, said the allocation of €15,000 to Cork City Council would be used to help fund commemorative events over the year.

The largest portion of this year’s funding to Cork is €50m for the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy motorway.

Sixteen Cork agricultural shows are to benefit in total. 

Two members of Cork City Council and a former Sinn Féin election candidate were elected over the bank holiday weekend, joining in the Seanad Macroom Fine Gael councillor Eileen Lynch and former Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South-West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony.

The deadline to declare for the constituency is tomorrow. 

A report was launched on Wednesday making recommendations on ensuring politicians’ safety and wellbeing.