City council

Cork City Council

Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí

Seats: 31
County: Cork
Local electoral areas: 5

Council website Meetings and minutes

Local electoral areas

Cork City North EastJoe Kavanagh · John Daniel Maher · Margaret McDonnell · Oliver Moran · Noel O'Flynn · Jerrica Struthers6 seats
Cork City North WestDamian Boylan · Kenneth Collins · Tony Fitzgerald · Michelle Gould · Brian McCarthy · John Sheehan6 seats
Cork City South CentralDan Boyle · Paudie Dineen · Fiona Kerins · Seán Martin · Shane O'Callaghan · Niamh O'Connor6 seats
Cork City South EastDes Cahill · Mary Rose Desmond · Peter Horgan · Honore Kamegni · Kieran McCarthy · Terry Shannon6 seats
Cork City South WestTerry Coleman · Albert Deasy · Fergal Dennehy · Colm Kelleher · Joe Lynch · Gary O'Brien · Ciara O'Connor7 seats

Party composition

Fianna Fáil9
Fine Gael5
Independent4
Sinn Féin4
Green Party3
Labour Party3
Independent Ireland1
People Before Profit-Solidarity1
Social Democrats1

31 of 31 seats filled as of 4 November 2026.

Changes since June 2024

8 Jun 2026Jerrica Struthers (Independent, Cork City North East) co-opted, replacing Ted Tynan. Source
May 2026Ted Tynan (Independent, Cork City North East) left the council — resigned (retired on health grounds). Replaced by Jerrica Struthers. Source
10 Mar 2025Gary O'Brien (Fine Gael, Cork City South West) co-opted, replacing Garret Kelleher. Source
10 Mar 2025Ciara O'Connor (Labour Party, Cork City South West) co-opted, replacing Laura Harmon. Source
February 2025Laura Harmon (Labour Party, Cork City South West) left the council — elected to Seanad Éireann. Replaced by Ciara O'Connor. Source
February 2025Garret Kelleher (Fine Gael, Cork City South West) left the council — elected to Seanad Éireann. Replaced by Gary O'Brien. Source
17 Dec 2024Niamh O'Connor (Social Democrats, Cork City South Central) co-opted, replacing Pádraig Rice. Source
17 Dec 2024Noel O'Flynn (Independent Ireland, Cork City North East) co-opted, replacing Ken O'Flynn. Source
November 2024Ken O'Flynn (Independent Ireland, Cork City North East) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Noel O'Flynn. Source
November 2024Pádraig Rice (Social Democrats, Cork City South Central) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Niamh O'Connor. Source

Votes

113 named votes from 28 meetings of Cork City Council between 8 July 2024 and 29 September 2026, each linked to the page of the minutes it comes from. Most council decisions are made without a named vote, and not every meeting’s minutes have been read yet.

All council votes

Roster checked on 4 November 2026. Sources: Cork City Council — Meet your councillors, 2024 Cork City Council election (Wikipedia), Echo — Cork City Council gets two new members to replace newly elected TDs (17 Dec 2024), 96FM — Two new councillors on Cork City Council (10 Mar 2025), Echo — Struthers co-opted in place of Ted Tynan (June 2026).