Serving Cork for 120 years EE - V1 EDITION NO. 34,912 WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 RRP: e1.50 15.05.13 Recommended retail price €1.50 Comeback kid! ● Dan Boyle poised to run for Cork City Council By ALAN HEALY PLOTTING A RETURN: Dan Boyle. FORMER Cork TD and Senator Dan Boyle is considering a return to politics and may run for a seat on Cork City Council. Boyle, who is a former chairman of the Green Party, said they will be running candidates in all six city wards in next year’s local elections and said he is considering running in the South East ward in the Cork South Central constituency and was the party’s spokesperson on Finance, Social and Family Affairs and Community, Rural Development and the Islands. He lost his seat in the 2007 election but was ap- pointed a Senator by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, who formed a Government with the Green Party. An influential figure on social media, his com- ment on Twitter in 2010 that he had no confidence in the Minister of Defence Willie O’Dea led to O’Dea’s resignation. He failed to get elected to either the Dáil or the Seanad in the 2011 elections. Later that year he recorded an album of music called Third Adolescence and last year he released a book, Without Power or Glory, an insider’s account of events from before the 2007 General Election through to the bailout and defeat in the 2011 election. If he decides to run he will join an increasingly crowded field in the seven-seat South East ward. Selection conventions for the different parties to pick their candidates for the 2014 elections are set to take place in the coming weeks. himself saying it was important to have a green voice on the Council. “At the moment I am leaning to- wards running but I have not made up my mind fully,” he said. “When I was first elected to Cork City Council in 1999 it was in the South Central ward but I am living in the South East so I would most likely run there.” Boyle was a previous Green Party candidate for the European elections but ruled out running for a seat in the European Parliament in next summer’s elections. He was elected to the Dáil in 2002 Remains found in chute may have been there for days By ANN MURPHY Security Correspondent THE remains of a man found in a rubbish chute at an apartment complex in the city centre on Monday evening may have been there for up to two days. The man’s identity has not been established but a post-mortem examination by Dr Margaret Bolster revealed he died as a result of an assault, and gardaí have now upgraded their investigation to one of unlawful killing. The man’s body was found face down in rubbish at the City Garden and Northgate House apartment blocks on Monday evening by a maintenance worker. Superintendent Barry McPolin said the man was approximately 60 years of age, of slight build and was 5ft 6in tall. He had grey hair and moustache, and was wearing a beige fleece top, beige trousers and a dark t-shirt. ● Continued on page two. 100 phones stolen in city in three months: P5 ��

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EE - V1

EDITION NO. 34,912WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 RRP: e1.50

15.05.13

Recommendedretail price

€1.50

Comebackkid!

● Dan Boylepoised to runfor Cork CityCouncil

By ALAN HEALY

PLOTTINGA RETURN:Dan Boyle.

FORMER Cork TD and Senator DanBoyle is considering a return to politicsand may run for a seat on Cork CityCouncil.

Boyle, who is a former chairman of the GreenParty, said they will be running candidates in allsix city wards in next year’s local elections and saidhe is considering running in the South East ward

in the Cork South Central constituency and was theparty’s spokesperson on Finance, Social and FamilyAffairs and Community, Rural Development andthe Islands.

He lost his seat in the 2007 election but was ap-pointed a Senator by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, whoformed a Government with the Green Party.

An influential figure on social media, his com-ment on Twitter in 2010 that he had no confidencein the Minister of Defence Willie O’Dea led toO’Dea’s resignation. He failed to get elected toeither the Dáil or the Seanad in the 2011 elections.

Later that year he recorded an album of musiccalled Third Adolescence and last year he released abook, Without Power or Glory, an insider’s accountof events from before the 2007 General Electionthrough to the bailout and defeat in the 2011 elec-tion.

If he decides to run he will join an increasinglycrowded field in the seven-seat South East ward.

Selection conventions for the different parties topick their candidates for the 2014 elections are setto take place in the coming weeks.

himself saying it was important tohave a green voice on the Council.

“At the moment I am leaning to-wards running but I have not madeup my mind fully,” he said.

“When I was first elected to CorkCity Council in 1999 it was in theSouth Central ward but I am livingin the South East so I would mostlikely run there.”

Boyle was a previous Green Partycandidate for the European elec-tions but ruled out running for aseat in the European Parliament innext summer’s elections.

He was elected to the Dáil in 2002

Remains found inchute may havebeen there for daysBy ANN MURPHYSecurity Correspondent

THE remains of a man found in a rubbish chute atan apartment complex in the city centre on Mondayevening may have been there for up to two days.The man’s identity has not been established but apost-mortem examination by Dr Margaret Bolsterrevealed he died as a result of an assault, andgardaí have now upgraded their investigation toone of unlawful killing.The man’s body was found face down in rubbish atthe City Garden and Northgate House apartmentblocks on Monday evening by a maintenanceworker.Superintendent Barry McPolin said the man wasapproximately 60 years of age, of slight build andwas 5ft 6in tall.He had grey hair and moustache, and was wearinga beige fleece top, beige trousers and a darkt-shirt.● Continued on page two.

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