UCD and Commercial brace for senior eights battle at Metropolitan Regatta
Rowing: Champions Commercial are down four men for Blessington meeting
Rowing: Champions Commercial are down four men for Blessington meeting
Coveney says expanding city boundary into county will be good for region
Pluralism was a strength but he never pushed himself – or others – hard enough
Coveney discreet on recommendations but Minister believes content politically saleable
Joseph O’Connor’s ‘Star of the Sea’ is the first Irish novel since ‘Ulysses’ published in Cuba
Human rights, LGBT rights and civil society discussed between two leaders
Minister says all options on table after report suggests City and County councils merge
Minister says ‘significant process’ will be made to reform local government in Cork
Minister will not avoid ‘awkward’ issue, calls for ‘blunt and honest conversations’
Employers group had argued in submission against merger and for boundary extension
Ann Doherty says Smiddy report fails to recognise different needs of urban and rural
Cork city and county should work in spirit of co-operation, says Cllr John Paul O’Shea
Workers Party say merger plan would be a disaster for both Cork city and county
‘This obsession with rationalisation conveniently ignores the international evidence which refutes the notion that a smaller number of larger local authorities yields improvements, savings and efficiencies’
Expanded metropolitan area key to driving economic growth, says chamber president
Key proposal of five-person group is super authority that would serve over 500,000
It is expected that the new Cork authority will be in place by the 2019 local elections
Local government group suggests proposal will help area compete with Dublin
Review chairman says group will complete report before September deadline
Expert concerned that Dept of Environment may assist and urge greater centralisation
New model for local government could see a much larger metropolitan area being created
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