2019 Cork boundary change

The boundary between Cork city and County Cork, under the local jurisdiction of Cork City Council and Cork County Council respectively, was changed in mid 2019 when the Local Government Act 2018 came into force after the 2019 local elections, with the city area quadrupling in size.[1][2] Its implementation followed the Cork Local Government Review, a 2015 review by the Cork Local Government Committee which recommended merging the two councils into a single "super-council".[3] The recommendation was unpopular within the city and in 2017, after a review, it was dropped in favour of extending the city boundary into territory of the county.[4] This alternative was not approved by county council, which meant the Fine Gael-led government was obliged to pass an Act of the Oireachtas to effect it.

Areas transferred from the county to the city are (clockwise from the south east): Rochestown, Douglas, Grange, Donnybrook, Frankfield, Cork Airport, Togher, Ballincollig, Kerry Pike, Tower, Blarney, Killeens, Ballyvolane, White's Cross, and Glanmire.[5]

Adjacent areas remaining in the county are (clockwise from the south east): Passage West, Carrigaline, Ballygarvan, Waterfall, Ballinora, Killumney, Ovens, Inniscarra, Cloghroe, Matehy, Monard, Knockraha, Glounthaune, and Little Island.[5]

  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Jennie (24 January 2019). "Boundary change sees Cork city's footprint quadruple". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ O'Sullivan, Jennie (25 January 2019). "Cork city boundary extension set for June". Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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  4. ^ Riegel, Ralph (9 June 2017). "How Cork's 'super council' has been dismissed - and the city is getting a border extension". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b Cork County Council; Cork City Council (April 2019). "Boundary Change Newsletter" (PDF). Cork County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2022.