County council

Cork County Council

Comhairle Contae Chorcaí

Seats: 55
County: Cork
Local electoral areas: 10

Council website Meetings and minutes

Local electoral areas

Bandon–KinsaleAnn Bambury · Alan Coleman · John Collins · Gillian Coughlan · John Michael Foley · Marie O'Sullivan6 seats
Bantry–West CorkDanny Collins · Caroline Cronin · George Gill · Finbarr Harrington4 seats
CarrigalineAudrey Buckley · Ben Dalton O'Sullivan · Patrick Donovan · Eoghan Fahy · Úna McCarthy · Jack White6 seats
CobhAnthony Barry · Ger Curley · Dominic Finn · Sheila O'Callaghan · Cathal Rasmussen · Sinéad Sheppard6 seats
FermoyNelius Cotter · Kay Dawson · Deirdre O'Brien · Peter O'Donoghue · Frank O'Flynn · William O'Leary6 seats
KanturkAileen Browne · Ian Doyle · Bernard Moynihan · Trish Murphy4 seats
MacroomMartin Coughlan · Ger Healy · Michael Looney · Ted Lucey · Kate Lynch · Gobnait Moynihan6 seats
MallowPat Hayes · Liam Madden · Gearóid Murphy · Tony O'Shea · Ronan Sheehan5 seats
MidletonAnn Marie Ahern · John Buckley · Rory Cocking · Michael Hegarty · Eamonn Horgan · Mary Linehan Foley · Patrick Mulcahy7 seats
Skibbereen–West CorkAlan Dromey · Deirdre Kelly · Brendan McCarthy · Daniel Sexton · Isobel Towse5 seats

Party composition

Fianna Fáil19
Fine Gael18
Independent7
Independent Ireland4
Social Democrats3
Labour Party2
Aontú1
Sinn Féin1

55 of 55 seats filled as of 4 November 2026.

Changes since June 2024

September 2026Alan Dromey (Fianna Fáil, Skibbereen–West Cork) co-opted, replacing Joe Carroll. Source
22 Jun 2026Ger Healy (Fine Gael, Macroom) co-opted, replacing Michael Creed. Source
24 Apr 2026Joe Carroll (Fianna Fáil, Skibbereen–West Cork) left the council — died. Replaced by Alan Dromey. Source
14 Feb 2026Michael Creed (Fine Gael, Macroom) left the council — died. Replaced by Ger Healy. Source
12 Jan 2026George Gill (Fianna Fáil, Bantry–West Cork) co-opted, replacing Patrick Gerard Murphy. Source
12 Sep 2025Patrick Gerard Murphy (Fianna Fáil, Bantry–West Cork) left the council — died. Replaced by George Gill. Source
21 Apr 2025Kate Lynch (Fine Gael, Macroom) co-opted, replacing Eileen Lynch. Source
21 Apr 2025Brendan McCarthy (Fine Gael, Skibbereen–West Cork) co-opted, replacing Noel O'Donovan. Source
February 2025Noel O'Donovan (Fine Gael, Skibbereen–West Cork) left the council — nominated to Seanad Éireann. Replaced by Brendan McCarthy. Source
February 2025Eileen Lynch (Fine Gael, Macroom) left the council — elected to Seanad Éireann. Replaced by Kate Lynch. Source
20 Dec 2024Aileen Browne (Fine Gael, Kanturk) co-opted, replacing John Paul O'Shea. Source
20 Dec 2024Kay Dawson (Fine Gael, Fermoy) co-opted, replacing Noel McCarthy. Source
20 Dec 2024Patrick Donovan (Fianna Fáil, Carrigaline) co-opted, replacing Séamus McGrath. Source
20 Dec 2024Eamonn Horgan (Social Democrats, Midleton) co-opted, replacing Liam Quaide. Source
20 Dec 2024Ronan Sheehan (Labour Party, Mallow) co-opted, replacing Eoghan Kenny. Source
November 2024Eoghan Kenny (Labour Party, Mallow) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Ronan Sheehan. Source
November 2024Noel McCarthy (Fine Gael, Fermoy) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Kay Dawson. Source
November 2024Séamus McGrath (Fianna Fáil, Carrigaline) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Patrick Donovan. Source
November 2024John Paul O'Shea (Fine Gael, Kanturk) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Aileen Browne. Source
November 2024Liam Quaide (Social Democrats, Midleton) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Eamonn Horgan. Source

Votes

17 named votes from 11 meetings of Cork County Council between 24 June 2024 and 11 May 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 County Council — Mayor and Councillors, 2024 Cork County Council election (Wikipedia), Echo — Newly co-opted Cork councillors take their seats at County Hall (Dec 2024), Southern Star — Union Hall principal, Brendan McCarthy enters council chambers (21 Apr 2025), Cork County Council full council meetings 2026.