List of mayors of Cork explained

The Lord Mayor of Cork is the head of Cork City Council and first citizen of Cork. The title was created in 1199 as Provost of Cork and changed to Mayor of Cork in 1273. It was elevated to Lord Mayor in 1900. The date of election is the beginning of June, and the term of office is one year. This is a list of Provosts, Mayors and Lord Mayors.^[1]

Provosts of Cork

Year	Name
1199	John Despencer^[2]
1236	Walter Eynoff^[3]
1249	Elias Stakepole
1251	John Wenchedon
1252	Walter Wright
1272	Nick Morren

Mayors of Cork

13th century

Year	Name	Notes
1273	Richard Wine
1274	Richard Lee
1279	Walter Tardiff
1281	Walter Rute
1285	Peter Russell
1287	William Pallard
1290	Walter Tardiff
1291	Walter O'Heyne
1293	John Lavallin

14th century

Year	Name	Notes
1310	John Walters
1311	William Bond
1312	Nick Delaweily
1313	William Hadevivre
1314	Walter Dekerdiffe
1315	Nick O'Heyne
1316	John Deligre
1317	Nick Delaweily
1318	Adam Milksburry
1319	Stephen Coppenger
1320	Richard Deleyt
1321	Ebra Destakenpoole
1322	Walter Reith
1323	Gilbert Monks
1324	John Ledespasser
1325	Nick Morraine
1326	Edward Detalour
1327	Roger Tryall
1328	Roger Lebolout
1329	William Albus
1330	Nick Morraine
1331	Richard Postwinid
1332	Richard Lelegh
1333	Richard Lelegh
1334	Roger Leboulot
1335	Bara Domontibus
1336	John Wedlock
1337	John Despenser
1338	John de Bristol
1339	John Fitz Abraham
1340	Davide Demontius
1341	Peter Rashall
1342	Ebra Destakenpoole
1343	Walter Reith
1344	William Pallard
1345	William Pallard
1346	Walter Dekerdiffe
1347	Walter Heyne
1348	John Wallen
1349	William Dewandspar
1350	Walter Dekerdiffe
1351	NickO'Heyne
1352	Nick Delaoits
1353	Walter Dekerdiffe
1354	Pierce Wincent
1355	John Gallenger
1356	Walter Dekerdiffe
1357	John Gallenger
1358	Adam Ruth
1359	Walter Dekerdiffe
1360	Pierce Wincent
1361	Pierce Wincent
1362	William Droope
1363	Adam Ruth
1364	William Skiddy
1365	William Skiddy
1366	Pierce Wincent
1367	William Skiddy
1368	Jordan Kerdiffe
1369	William Droope
1370	John Leblown
1371	John Leblown
1372	Thomas Tith
1373	William Droope	Probably the son of Walter Drop alias Droup.^[4]
1374	William Downane
1375	Thomas Tith
1376	William Droope
1377	William Dondon
1378	Thomas Tith
1379	David Miagh
1380	John Lombard
1381	David Myah
1382	Robert Drooper
1383	John Myne
1384	John Myne
1385	John Myne
1386	Robert Drooper
1387	John Mably
1388	John Mably
1389	John Lombard
1390	William Pollent
1391	Redmond Kerwick
1392	Andw. Stakepoole
1393	Redmond Kerick
1394	Robt. Flemming
1395	Wm. Warriner
1396	Thomas Honyboard
1397	Thomas Burdeys
1398	John Warriner
1399	John Warriner
1400	John Knapp

15th century

Year	Name	Notes
1401	Richard Lavalle
1402	William Sughin
1403	John Pennifleet
1404	John Skiddy
1405	John Signie
1406	Wm. Sughin
1407	John Weight
1408	Wm. Sughin
1409	Thos. Morden
1410	John Worner
1411	Thos. Morrough
1412	Thos. Wordonton
1413	Patk. Rice
1414	Thos. Molenton
1415	Robt. Garner
1416	Robt. Garner
1417	Robt. Garner
1418	Robt. Garner
1419	Thos. Molenton
1420	Robt. Borderen
1422	Thos. Molenton
1423	Pierce Droop
1424	Robt. Barner
1425	David Landebook
1426	Geof. White
1427	David Landebook
1428	Edward Dantsey
1429	Godfrey Waile
1430	Geof. Gallaway
1431	Wm. Anasey
1432	Wm. Anasey
1433	Wm. Anasey
1434	John Menia
1435	Geof. White
1436	John Morough
1437	Godfrey Gallaway
1438	John Morrough
1439	John Skiddy
1440	John Skiddy
1441	John Meagh
1442	John Morrough
1443	Wm. Goold
1444	Wm. Goold
1445	John Morrough
1446	John Goold
1447	Richd. Skiddy
1448	John Goold
1449	Pat Gallaway
1450	John Gallaway
1451	Richd. Skiddy
1452	John Goold
1453	Richd. Skiddy
1454	Wm. Gallaway
1455	Richd. Skiddy
1456	Richd. Lavallen
1457	Wm. Gallaway
1458	Richd. Skiddy
1459	Wm. Skiddy
1460	Pat Gallaway
1461	Richd. Skiddy
1462	John Gallaway
1463	Wm. Goold
1464	John Goold
1465	John Skiddy
1466	Richard Skiddy
1467	John Meagh
1468	Godfrey Noile
1469	John Mezca
1470	Richd. Skiddy
1471	John Gallaway
1472	Wm. Gallaway
1473	Thos. Morrough
1474	Wm. Skiddy
1475	Richd. Lavallen
1476	John Gallaway
1477	Wm. Gallaway
1478	Richd. Skiddy
1479	Wm. Skiddy
1480	Wm. Skiddy
1481	Wm. Gallaway
1482	Richd. Gallaway
1483	Wm. Gallaway
1484	Wm. Skiddy
1485	Pat. Gallaway
1486	Wm. Gallaway
1487	Wm. Skiddy
1488	Maur. Roche
1489	Wm. Gallaway
1490	John Walters
1491	Maur. Roche
1492	John Lavallen
1493	Wm. Goold
1494	John Walters
1495	Thos. Coppenger
1496	John Lavallen
1497	Maur. Roche
1498	John Lavallen
1499	John Walters
1500	Maur. Roche

16th century

Year	Name	Notes
1501	Wm. Goold
1502	Wm. Gallaway
1503	Edmd. Goold
1504	John Gallaway
1505	Wm. Terry
1506	Wm. Skiddy
1507	John Skiddy
1508	Richd. Gallaway
1509	Ed. Gallaway
1510	Ed. Goold
1511	Ed. Terry
1512	John Gallaway
1513	John Roch
1514	E. Terry
1515	Richard Skiddy
1516	Walt. Gallaway
1517	John Skiddy
1518	Nick Skiddy
1519	Pat Terry
1520	Edm. Roch
1521	David Terry
1522	Richd. Goold
1523	Maur. Roch
1524	Ed. Goold
1525	Wm. Terry
1526	John Skiddy
1527	Walter Gallaway
1528	John Skiddy
1529	Patk. Terry
1530	Ed. Roch
1531	Richd. Goold
1532	Pat. Gallaway
1533	Dom. Roch
1534	Jas. Goold
1535	Wm. Coppenger
1536	Robt. Meagh
1537	Thos. Ronane
1538	Wm. Terry
1539	Jas. Roch
1540	Richd. Terry
1541	Christ. Creagh
1542	Wm. Sasfield
1543	Wm. Skiddy
1544	Jas. Goold
1545	Richd. Goold
1546	Wm. Goold
1547	Wm. Goold
1548	Robt. Meagh
1549	Thos. Ronane
1550	Dom. Roch
1551	Wm. Terry
1552	Jas. Roch
1553	Pat Gallway
1554	Richd. Terry
1555	Christ. Creagh
1556	Wm. Sasfield
1557	Wm. Skiddy
1558	Dom. Roch
1559	Ed. Goold
1560	Ed. Gallway
1561	John Gallway
1562	And. Gallway
1563	Maur. Roch
1564	Step. Coppenger
1565	Rich. Roch
1566	Wm. Gallway
1567	Ed. Goold
1568	John Gallway
1569	Andrew Gallway
1570	John Meagh
1571	Maur. Roche
1572	Step. Coppenger
1573	John Walters
1574	Wm. Terry
1575	Jas. Ronane
1576	Wm. Roch
1577	John Goold
1578	Walter Gallaway
1579	Maur. Roche
1580	Thos. Sasfield
1581	Chris. Walters
1582	Pat Gallway
1583	Jas. Roch
1584	Geo. Goold
1585	Stephen Walters
1586	Step. Terry
1587	Robt. Coppenger
1588	Ed. Terry
1589	John Skiddy
1590	Dom. Roch
1591	David Terry
1592	Henry Walsh
1593	Pat. Gallway
1594	Fra. Mortell
1595	Jas. Meagh
1596	Pat. Gallway
1597	Geo. Goold
1598	John Skiddy
1599	Jas. Sasfield
1600	Wm. Meade
1601	John Meade

17th century

Year	Name	Notes
1602	John Coppinger
1602	Thos. Sasfield
1603	Thos. Sasfield
1604	Ed. Terry
1605	Robt. Coppinger
1606	Wm. Sasfield
1607	Philip Mortell
1608	David Terry
1609	Dom. Roch
1610	Edmond Gallway
1611	Geo.Goold
1612	Dom. Tyrry
1612	Dom. Gallwey
1613	Wm. Skiddy
1613	Patrick Tyrry
1614	David Tyrry
1614	Ed. Tyrry
1615	Wm. Gold
1616	John Coppinger
1617	Patk. Tyrry
1618	Wm. Gold
1619	John Coppinger
1620	Wm. Tirrie fitz Richard
1621	Andrew Skiddie
1622	John Coppinger, Jun.
1623	John Roche
1624	John Roche
1625	Henry Gold fitz Adam
1626	Elmond Martell fitz Philip
1627	William Hore
1628	David Tirrye fitz-Edmund
1629	James Murroghe
1630	Thomas Ronayne
1631	Morrish Roche
1644	Robert Coppinger
1645	James Lombard
1645–1655	Cromwellian Commonwealth
1656	John Hodder	1st Mayor after the Act of Settlement that restored King Charles II of England
1657	William Hodder
1658	Philip Mathews
1659	Jonas Morris
1660	Christopher Oliver
1661	Walter Cooper
1662	Richard Covert	First Mayor of Cork from the Huguenot community
1663	James Vandeleur
1664	Richard Bassen
1665	Nobler Dunscombe
1666	Thomas Farren
1667	Christopher Rye
1668	Christopher Rye
1669	Mathew Deane
1670	James Finch
1671	John Newenham
1672	John Hawkins
1673	Thomas Mills
1674	John Bayley
1675	George Wright
1676	William Field
1677	Timothy Tuckey
1678	Thomas Kitchenman
1679	John Bayley
1680	Robert Rogers
1681	William Alwin
1682	Richard Covert	Second Term. His name is sometimes anglicised as Covett.^[5]
1683	John Wright
1684	Edward Webber
1685	Christopher Crofts
1686	Edward Hoare
1687	William Ballard	James II of England also appointed Ignatius Gold. Mayor in 1690 also.
1687	Ignatius Gold	For King James II. He and his family forfeited estates in Ireland after James loss. Last Catholic to hold the post until William Lyons.
1688	Patrick Roach	For King William
1689	Dominick Sarsfield	Fourth Viscount Sarsfield
1690	William Ballard
1691	Mathew Deane	Baronet from Charleville, son served as an MP Cork as did his son.
1692	Daniel Crone
1693	William Howell
1694	Peter Renew	Huguenot also served as Sheriff in 1681. Surname originally Renieu.
1695	Samuel Love	Castle Saffron near Doneraile.
1696	James French
1697	William Roberts
1698	William Goddard	Mayor of the Staple of Cork
1699	Theo. Morris
1700	John Sealy

18th century

Year	Name	Notes
1701	Simon Dring	Surname sometimes listed as Tiring.
1702	John Whiting
1703	Edmund Knapp	Served as MP for Cork City, 1715–27
1704	William Andrews	Former Sheriff in 1698
1705	Francis Cotterel	Former Sheriff in 1700
1706	Bernard Poye	Former Sheriff in 1707
1707	Joseph Franklin
1708	Row. Delahoyde
1709	Noblet Rogers	Former Sheriff in 1706
1710	Edward Hoare	Former Sheriff in 1707 also served as MP for Cork City.
1711	Richard Philips	Former Sheriff
1712	Daniel Perdian	Huguenot also served as Sheriff in 1704. Surname originally Perdriau.
1713	John Allen
1714	Edward Browne
1715	Philip French	Previously served as a sheriff in 1712
1716	William Lambley	Previously served as a sheriff
1717	Abraham French	Previously served as a sheriff
1718	John Morley	Previously served as a sheriff
1719	John Terry	Previously served as a sheriff in 1711
1720	Joseph Lavit	Huguenot also served as Sheriff in 1713. Surname also spelled Lavite.
1721	William Hawkins
1722	Daniel Pearse
1723	Ed. Brockelsby
1724	George Bennett
1725	Ambrose Cremore
1726	Robert Atkins
1727	Thomas Browne
1728	Hugh Millard
1729	John Atkins
1730	Joseph Austin
1731	James Hulett
1732	Samuel Croker
1733	Thomas Pembroke
1734	George Fuller	Freeman of cork, elected alderman 1727.
1735	Amb. Jackson
1736	Thomas Farren
1737	John Baldwin
1738	Adam Newman
1739	William Fuller
1740	Harding Parker
1741	Richard Bradshaw
1742	William Owgans
1743	Randall Westropp
1744	William Winthrop
1745	Walter Lavite	Huguenot son of Joseph, also served as Sheriff in 1733
1746	William Taylor
1747	Hugh Millerd
1748	Daniel Crone
1749	William Holmes
1750	Robert Wrixon
1751	Will Busteed
1752	Mathias Smith
1753	Sir John Freke, 3rd Baronet
1754	George Hodder
1755	John Reilly
1756	William Harding
1757	Usher Philpott
1758	John Swete
1759	Phineas Barry
1760	Joseph Witherall
1761	Andrew Franklyn
1762	John Wrixon
1763	John Smith
1764	Boyle Travers
1765	Will Parkes
1766	Samuel Maylor
1767	James Chatterton
1768	Noblett Phillips
1769	Godfrey Baker
1770	Christopher Collis
1771	John Webb
1772	John Roe
1773	Samuel Rowland
1774	John Travers
1775	William Butler
1776	Hugh Lawton
1777	Thomas Owgan
1778	Palms. Wastropp
1779	John Harding
1780	Fras. Carlton
1781	Walter Travers
1782	Sober Kent
1783	Richard Kellett
1784	James Morrison
1785	(Sir) John Franklin ^[6]
1786	(Sir) Samuel Rowland
1787	James Kingston
1788	Richard Purcell
1789	Henry Harding	died and replaced by Humphrey Crowley
1790	Richard Harris
1791	Henry Puxley
1792	John Shaw^[7]
1793	William Wilcocks^[8]	Willcocks ran unsuccessfully in 1792 and moved to Upper Canada as a merchant before returning to becoming mayor.^[9]
1794	John Thompson^[10]
1795	Jasper Lucas
1796	(Sir) Vesian Pick^[11]
1797	Kingsmill Berry
1798	Philip Bennet
1799	Michael Bunsteed
1800	Philip Allen

19th century

Year	Name	Party	Notes
1801	Michael Robert Westropp
1802	Michael Robert Westropp		Re-elected
1803	Richard Lane
1804	Thomas Wagget
1805	Charles Evanson
1806	Rowland Morrison
1807	John Day
1808	Thomas Harding
1809	John Foster
1810	Noblett Johnson
1811	Paul Maylor
1812	Thomas Dorman
1813	Peter Dumas
1814	Sir David Perrier
1815	Henry Sadlier
1816	John George Newsom
1817	Edward Allen
1818	Thomas Gibbings
1819	Richard Digby
1820	Isaac Jones
1821	Sir Anthony Perrier		Huguenot, noted for distillation method.
1822	Edward Newsom
1823	Henry Bagnell		Merchant
1824	Bartholomew Gibbings
1825	John N. Wrixon
1826	Thomas Harrison
1827	Richard N. Parker
1828	Thomas Dunscombe		Blackrock Castle was rebuilt during his term
1829	Thomas Pope
1830	George Knapp
1831	Joseph Garde
1832	John Besnard		Huguenot / Weaver
1833	Joseph Leycester	Conservative
1834	Charles Perry
1835	Andrew Spearing
1836	Peter Besnard		Huguenot / Weaver
1837	John Saunders
1838	John Bagnell
1839	Lionel J. Westropp
1840	James Lane
1841	Juilius Besnard		Huguenot / Weaver
1842	Thomas Lyons		Merchant. First Catholic Mayor of Cork since 1688.
1843	Francis Beamish	Repeal Association
1844	William Fagan	Repeal Association/Whig
1845	Richard Dowden
1846	Andrew F. Roche
1847	Edward Hackett		Died in Office
1847	Andrew Roche		Replaced Hackett
1848	William Lyons		Father of Robert Spencer Dyer Lyons MP and physician.
1849	Sir William Lyons		Re-elected and knighted on royal visit.
1850	John Shea
1851	James Lambkin
1852	William Hackett
1853	John Francis Maguire		Became an MP for Dungarvan then Cork City
1854	John N. Murphy
1855	Sir John Gordon
1856	William Fitzgibbon
1857	William Fitzgibbon
1858	Daniel Donegan
1859	John Arnott	Liberal	Businessman born in Scotland, founder of the Arnotts department chain.
1860	Sir John Arnott	Liberal
1861	Sir John Arnott	Liberal	Served as an MP for Kinsale
1862	John Francis Maguire	Liberal	Also an MP
1863	John Francis Maguire	Liberal
1864	John Francis Maguire	Liberal
1865	Charles J. Cantillon
1866	Francis Lyons	Liberal
1867	Francis Lyons	Liberal
1868	Francis Lyons	Liberal
1869	Daniel O'Sullivan
1870	William Hegarty
1871	John Daly	Home Rule League
1872	John Daly	Irish Parliamentary Party
1873	John Daly	Irish Parliamentary Party
1874	Daniel A. Nagle
1875	Daniel A. Nagle
1876	George Penrose		Knighted
1877	Barry J. Sheehan
1878	William V. Greeg
1879	Patrick Kennedy
1880	Patrick Kennedy
1881	Sir Daniel V. O'Sullivan		Grandfather of Maureen O'Sullivan
1882	Daniel J. Galvin
1883	Daniel J. Galvin
1884	Daniel J. Galvin		Until June replaced
1884	Barry J. Sheehan		From June
1885	Paul J. Madden
1886	Paul J. Madden
1887	John O'Brien
1888	John O'Brien
1889	Daniel Ryan
1890	Daniel Horgan	Irish National League
1891	Daniel Horgan	Irish National League	Nationalist supported Charles Stewart Parnell in Irish Parliamentary Party split
1892	Daniel Horgan	Irish National League
1893	Augustine Roche	Irish Parliamentary Party	Supported Parnell in split
1894	Augustine Roche	Irish Parliamentary Party
1895	Patrick H. Meade
1896	Sir John Scott	Unionist
1897	Patrick H. Meade
1898	Patrick H. Meade
1899–1900	Eugene Crean	Irish Parliamentary Party	Last officeholder before title was changed

Lord Mayors of Cork

20th century

Year	Name	Party	Notes
1900	Sir Daniel Hegarty		First Lord Mayor of Cork
1901	Edward Fitzgerald		Created a baronet on 7 September 1903
1902	Edward Fitzgerald
1903	Sir Edward Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet
1904	Augustine Roche	Irish Parliamentary Party	MP for Cork 1905–1910
1905	Joseph Barrett		Grandfather of Stephen D. Barrett
1906	Joseph Barrett
1907	Richard Cronin
1908	Thomas Donovan
1909	Thomas Donovan
1910	Thomas Donovan
1911	Henry O'Shea
1911	James Simcox	All-for-Ireland League
1912	James Simcox	All-for-Ireland League
1912	Henry O'Shea	Irish Parliamentary Party	Redmondite IPP
1913	Henry O'Shea	Irish Parliamentary Party
1914	Henry O'Shea	Irish Parliamentary Party
1915	Henry O'Shea	Irish Parliamentary Party
1916
1917	Thomas C. Butterfield
1918	Thomas C. Butterfield
1919	William F. O'Connor
1920	Tomás Mac Curtain	Sinn Féin	First Sinn Féin Lord Mayor. Shot dead by members of the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish War of Independence
1920	Terence MacSwiney	Sinn Féin	MacCurtain's successor, elected unanimously by the council. Died in hunger strike in Brixton Prison see 1920 Cork hunger strike
1920	Donal O'Callaghan	Sinn Féin
1921	Donal O'Callaghan	Sinn Féin	Ex officio member of the Senate of Southern Ireland as Lord Mayor of Cork and elected in 1921 as a member for Cork Borough in the House of Commons of Southern Ireland, which would have been incompatible positions if either had functioned. He boycotted both, attending the Second Dáil as a TD.
1922	Donal O'Callaghan	Sinn Féin
1923	Donal O'Callaghan	Sinn Féin
1924	Seán French	Sinn Féin	Cork TD, Longest serving Lord Mayor of Cork since the foundation of the state
1925	Seán French	Sinn Féin
1926	Seán French	Fianna Fáil
1927	Seán French	Fianna Fáil
1928	Seán French	Fianna Fáil
1929	Seán French	Fianna Fáil
1930	Frank Daly	Fianna Fáil
1931	Frank Daly	Fianna Fáil
1932	Seán French	Fianna Fáil
1933	Seán French	Fianna Fáil
1934	Seán French	Fianna Fáil
1935	Seán French	Fianna Fáil
1936	Seán French	Fianna Fáil
1937	Seán French	Fianna Fáil	Died in office
1937	James Hickey	Labour Party
1938	James Hickey	Labour Party
1939	James Hickey	Labour Party
1940	William Desmond	Fine Gael
1941	John Horgan	Fine Gael
1942	James Allen
1942	Richard Anthony	Labour Party
1943	James Hickey	Labour Party
1944	Seán Cronin
1945	Michael Sheehan	Independent
1946	Michael Sheehan	Independent
1947	Michael Sheehan	Independent
1948	Michael Sheehan	Independent
1949	Seán McCarthy	Fianna Fáil
1950	Seán McCarthy	Fianna Fáil
1951	Walter Furlong	Fianna Fáil
1952	Patrick McGrath	Fianna Fáil
1953	Patrick McGrath	Fianna Fáil
1954	Patrick McGrath	Fianna Fáil
1955	Patrick McGrath	Fianna Fáil
1956	Seán Casey	Labour Party
1957	Valentine Jago	Cork Civic Party
1958	Seán McCarthy	Fianna Fáil
1959	Jane Dowdall	Fianna Fáil	First female Lord Mayor of Cork
1960	Stephen D. Barrett	Fine Gael
1961	Anthony Barry	Fine Gael
1962	Seán Casey	Labour Party
1963	Seán McCarthy	Fianna Fáil
1964	Gus Healy	Fianna Fáil
1965	Cornelius Desmond	Labour Party
1966	Seán Casey	Labour Party	Died in office
1966	Seán McCarthy	Fianna Fáil
1967	Pearse Wyse	Fianna Fáil
1968	John Bermingham	Fine Gael
1969		Labour Party
1970	Peter Barry	Fine Gael	Former Minister for Foreign Affairs
1971	Timothy J. O'Sullivan	Fine Gael
1972	Seán O'Leary	Fine Gael	Grandson of John Horgan
1973	Patrick Kerrigan	Labour Party
1974	Pearse Wyse	Fianna Fáil
1975	Gus Healy	Fianna Fáil
1976	Seán French	Fianna Fáil
1977	Gerald Goldberg	Fianna Fáil	First Jewish Lord Mayor of Cork
1978	Brian C. Sloane	Fianna Fáil
1979	Jim Corr	Fine Gael
1980	Toddy O'Sullivan	Labour Party
1981	Paud Black	Fianna Fáil
1982	Hugh Coveney	Fine Gael	Minister for Defence & Minister for the Marine
1983	John Dennehy	Fianna Fáil
1984	Liam Burke	Fine Gael
1985	Dan Wallace	Fianna Fáil
1986	Gerry O'Sullivan	Labour Party	Labour Party TD and Minister of State for the Marine.
1987	Thomas Brosnan	Fianna Fáil
1988	Bernard Allen	Fine Gael
1989	Chrissie Aherne	Fianna Fáil
1990	Frank Nash	Labour Party
1991	Denis Cregan	Fine Gael
1992	Micheál Martin	Fianna Fáil	Later became leader of Fianna Fáil and Taoiseach
1993	John Murray	Labour Party
1994	Tim Falvey	Fianna Fáil
1995	Joe O'Callaghan	Labour Party
1996	Jim Corr	Fine Gael
1997	Dave McCarthy	Fianna Fáil
1998	Joe O'Flynn	Labour Party
1999	Damian Wallace	Fianna Fáil	Son of Dan Wallace, Lord Mayor in 1985

21st century

Year	Name	Party		Notes
2000	P. J. Hourican
2001	Tom O'Driscoll
2002	John Kelleher
2003	Colm Burke
2004	Seán Martin		Brother of Micheál Martin
2005	Deirdre Clune		Daughter of Peter Barry, TD and Senator for Cork South Central
2006	Michael Ahern
2007	Donal Counihan
2008	Brian Bermingham		Son of John Bermingham, Lord Mayor in 1968
2009	Dara Murphy^[12]		Elected TD for Cork North Central in 2011
2010	Mick O'Connell^[13]
2011	Terry Shannon
2012	John Buttimer^[14]		Brother of Jerry Buttimer
2013	Catherine Clancy^[15]		Sister of Ciarán Lynch and sister-in-law of Kathleen Lynch
2014	Mary Shields
2015	Chris O'Leary		First Sinn Féin Lord Mayor in 90 years
2016	Des Cahill
2017	Tony Fitzgerald
2018	Mick Finn		First independent Lord Mayor in 70 years
2019	John Sheehan
2020	Joe Kavanagh^[16]
2021	Colm Kelleher^[17]
2022	Deirdre Forde^[18]
2023	Kieran McCarthy^[19]
2024	Dan Boyle^[20]		First Green Party Lord Mayor

Notes and References

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4. NLI: Lismore Papers MS 41981/6.’Translation of confirmation of grant to William [Gowelys] of a weir and fishery in the River Lee in Cork and Dungarvan’, 6 May 1476; see also, Cal Pat Rolls, 1391-6, 205 and a 1406 enrolment of a 1392 confirmation to Philip Stone and Joan, his wife, daughter of Robert, son of William Droupe, Rot. pat. Hib., p182, no 68.
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18. Web site: FG Councillor elected Lord Mayor of Cork . RTÉ . rte.ie . 24 June 2022 . 25 June 2022 .
19. Web site: 'It's not lost on me what this chain means': Councillor Kieran McCarthy elected as Lord Mayor of Cork . echolive . The Echo . 23 June 2023 . 24 June 2023 .
20. Web site: Boyle to become first Green lord mayor of Cork city. RTÉ News. 21 June 2024. 21 June 2024. 21 June 2024. https://archive.today/20240621203822/https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2024/0621/1456044-cork-mayor/. live.