Midleton based Fine Gael Cllr. Susan McCarthy will step back from her position next June when voters go to the polls.
In her near ten years as a representative Cllr. McCarthy has received online and in person harassment.
She also received a death threat on one occasion.
In a post on social media, she said she has been deliberating the matter for six months citing the toll the job as a local Councillor has on taken her health and wellbeing.
The Cork County Councillor told PJ Coogan on the Opinion Line that although online abuse was not the key factor in her decision it was one of the contributing reasons:
