Cork North-East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1961 to 1981.
The constituency elected 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil until 1969, and then 4 thereafter.
The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, for the 1961 general election to Dáil Éireann.
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Liam Ahern, a by-election was held on 13 November 1974.