How the dissolution 100 years ago of Cork Corporation led to our local government system today
Cork Corporation was re-instated following a local election in 1929. Lord Mayor, Alderman Seán French, is the third from the right on the front row, with City Manager, Philip Monahan, on his left.
Today marks the centenary of the famous dissolution of Cork Corporation on October 31, 1924.
To set the scene, there was a pessimistic mood across local councils in the early months of 1923, and not just because of the continuing Civil War.
