Councillor John Mulvihill has been chosen as Labour's candidate in their attempt to secure a second seat in Cork East. Mulvihill was elected to the four-seat constituency in 1992, though he was unsuccessful in his attempts to secure re-election in 1997, 2002 and 2007. He is currently a member of Cork County Council, a body to which he was first elected in 1991.

Policies

• East Cork Tourism- we need to step out of the shadows of other areas and deliver growth in tourism jobs in the area
• Protecting the Environment in East Cork- we can work together to work out sensible solutions that allow industry to progress without destroying our environment
• Infrastructure- we need access if we have any hope of growing jobs in tourism and industry

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