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Dr. John Sheehan became the first Lord Mayor of the newly expanded Cork City at a historic meeting in City Hall yesterday evening.

Meanwhile, it was Fianna Fail's Christopher O'Sullivan who was elected as Cork County Mayor.

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Togher Garda Station remains closed this morning after a man attempted to set fire to the station overnight.

The man, in his late 20s, became aggresive and lit an object causing minor damage to the building.

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Sinn Féin's ard chomhairle is meeting in Dublin this morning to discuss its disastrous local and European election results. 

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75,000 fans are expected to travel to County Meath today for Metallica's first Irish gig in a decade. 

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