Terry Shannon

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Terence MacSwiney
Cork marks 100 years since Mac Curtain and MacSwiney elected Lord Mayors

Cork City Council honoured its martyred Lord Mayors, Tomás MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney this week at a special meeting to mark the 100th anniversa(...)

Joan Freeman said she found trying to effect change in the Seanad very frustrating. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill
Joan Freeman’s track record was behind FF backing in Cork, councillor says

Senator Joan Freeman’s track record as a campaigner on mental health since was what prompted Fianna Fail councillors on Cork City Council to endorse h(...)

The proposed boundary represented a compromise as it excluded Carrigtwohill and Little island which had also been recommended for inclusion in a report
Dáil will pass legislation to allow for Cork city expansion, FF predicts

Legislation allowing Cork city to expand to become a city of 200,000 will be passed in Dáil Éireann later this year, a close confidante of Fianna Fáil(...)

FF Cllr Terry Shannon said he believed Cork County Council was intent on making an agreement on a boundary impossible.
Cork County Council accused of delaying boundary extension

Members of Cork County Council who voted against a controversial boundary extension for the Cork city area have been accused of trying to delay the pr(...)

Cork city: plan to move boundaries would bring areas belonging to the Cork County Council under the control of Cork City Council.
Former lord mayors warn on Cork boundary dispute

Detailed negotiations will be needed before a deal can be agreed to end a contentious dispute over new boundaries for the Cork City and Cork County Co(...)

The project is located on the site of the former Beamish and Crawford brewery on South Main Street
Developer of planned Cork centre to seek extra €12m in public funds

Developers, BAM are seeking an extra €12 million in public funding to help build a 6,000 seat events centre, Cork City Council was told last night I(...)

Newly elected Cork North Central TD Mick Barry has been replaced on Cork City Council. File photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times
Fiona Ryan co-opted to replace Mick Barry on Cork City Council

Newly elected Cork North Central TD Mick Barry has been replaced on Cork City Council when councillors voted overwhelmingly for the AAA/ People Before(...)

Adi Roche, who is being awarded the Freedom of Cork City, greets a teenager from the Chernobyl region of Belarus who visited Ireland through her Chernobyl Children International charity. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times.
Chernobyl activist Adi Roche to receive Freedom of Cork city

Peace campaigner and founder of the Chernoby Children International charity Adi Roche is to be conferred with the Freedom of Cork city. Councillors v(...)