an expansion of the city to include suburbs contiguous to the city such as Rochestown, Frankfield, Grange and Ballyvolane as well as surrounding satellite towns and villages such as Ballincollig, Killumney, Blarney, Glanmire, Little Island and Carrigtwohill.

The report, which was welcomed by Cork City Council, has provoked controversy in Cork County Council, with councillors warning that implementing the expansion will result in the county council losing a major section of its revenue earning base around the city.

Cork County Council has traditionally used rates and LPT collected in its South Cork Division, which accounts for 50 per cent of its income, to subsidise services in the more sparsely populated and less economically developed North and West Cork divisions.

Mr Collins, a former member of Cork County Council, told The Irishprogressive Democrats who had called the party their political home for years that caused Clinton’s downfall. It was all the other people who would have voted for Bernie Sanders. And while the Democratic Party is calling Trump’s win a victory for hate, it’s more of a big middle finger to the establishment by millions of people who feel marginalized and disenfranchised by the system.

Bernie Sanders was the true uniter for the Democrats. Bernie, who caucused with the Democrats and paid membership dues to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee for years, was able to pull voters from every corner of the political spectrum. Bernie attracted voters with his passionate, populist message of togetherness and unity in fighting corruption. He gained the support of just about everyone who took the