Appointed June 2024
Cllr Peter Horgan was first elected to Cork City Council in June 2024 and represents the South East Ward for the Labour Party. He is a former college actor, producer and director in UCC Dramat while he studied BSc in Government from 2006 to 2010. With a Masters in Journalism from NUIG, he worked as a journalist for the Munster Express and the Cork Independent before working for Minister Seán Sherlock in the Departments of Education, Enterprise and Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2016. He worked as a parliamentary adviser for Seán Sherlock TD from 2016 to 2024.
As well as serving on the Board of The Everyman, he is a member of the Board of Visit Cork, is Chair of the City Council Transport and Mobility Strategic Policy Committee and is a member of the HSE Regional Health Forum.
Peter is married to Celine and has three sons Charlie, Theo and Lúi.