James A. Corr (born 25 January 1934) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1979 to 1980 and 1996 to 1997.
[2][3] When the five-seat Cork South-Central constituency was created in 1980, Fine Gael's support was sufficient for two seats.
Peter Barry was the party's senior TD;[6] Corr had a rivalry with Hugh Coveney for the second Fine Gael seat.
[8][5] Corr was unhappy that John Cushnahan was selected ahead of him as Fine Gael candidate in Munster at the 1989 European Parliament election.
[4] He was a trade union activist,[6] and considered on the left wing of Fine Gael in the early 1980s.