15 June 2018
By Elaine Murphy
elaine@TheCork.ie
Cork’s Lord Mayor Cllr Tony Fitzgerald pictured recently meeting the Sinn Fein leader at an official visit. The Lord Mayor will hand over the historic Chain of office this evening to another Cllr. Photo Billy macGill.
Cork City Council’s Annual Meeting will take place this evening at 6.30pm. The election of the new Lord Mayor of Cork takes place at the Annual Meeting. The existing Lord Mayor Cllr. Tony Fitzgerald will hand over the Lord Mayor’s Chain to the newly elected Lord Mayor during the meeting.
While most City Council meetings have only a handful in the public gallery; tonight’s annual meeting is always full. In recent years protestors have also used the event to highlight their various issues. Accordingly, access is limited to those who pre-register, and security will be present.