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Roscommon County Council

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Roscommon County Council

Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Type
Type
Leadership
John Keogh, FF
Structure
Seats18
Political groups
  •   Fianna Fáil (6)
  •   Fine Gael (2)
  •   Independent Ireland (1)
  •   Sinn Féin (1)
  •   Independent (8)
Elections
Last election
24 May 2019
Motto
Latin: Constans Hiberniae Cor
"Steadfast Irish heart"
Meeting place
Áras an Chontae, Roscommon
Website
Official website Edit this at Wikidata
The area governed by the council

Roscommon County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin) is the local authority of County Roscommon, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment.[1] The council has 18 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a chief executive, Shane Tiernan. The county town is Roscommon.

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History

Originally Roscommon County Council held its meetings in Roscommon Courthouse.[2] The county council moved to a new facility, known as County Hall, in December 2015.[3]

Regional Assembly

Roscommon County Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly who are part of the West Strategic Planning Area Committee.[4]

Elections

Members of Roscommon County Council are elected for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).

Year FF FG SF PDs Ind Total
2019 6 2 1 9 18
2014 8 3 1 6 18
2009 8 10 1 7 26
2004 9 10 1 0 6 26
1999 9 12 0 1 4 26
1991 10 11 0 0 5 26
1985 13 8 0 5 26

Local electoral areas and municipal districts

County Roscommon is divided into LEAs and municipal districts, defined by electoral divisions.[5]

Municipal District and LEA Definition Seats
Athlone Athleague East, Athleague West, Athlone West Rural, Ballydangan, Ballynamona, Caltragh, Carnagh, Carrowreagh, Castlesampson, Cloonburren, Cloonown, Crannagh, Creagh, Culliagh, Drumlosh, Dunamon, Dysart, Fuerty, Kilcar, Kiltoom, Lackan, Lecarrow, Lismaha, Moore, Rockhill, Rosmoylan, Scregg, Taghboy, Taghmaconnell, Thomastown and Turrock 6
Boyle Aghafin, Altagowlan, Annaghmore, Aughrim East, Aughrim West, Ballaghaderreen, Ballyfarnan, Ballyformoyle, Ballygarden, Bellanagare, Boyle Rural, Boyle Urban, Breedoge, Buckill, Bumlin, Cloonteen, Cloonyquin, Creeve (in the former Rural District of Boyle No. 1), Creeve (in the former Rural District of Roscommon), Cregga, Croghan, Crossna, Danesfort, Edmondstown, Elia, Elphin, Estersnow, Frenchpark, Keadew, Kilbryan, Kilcolagh, Kilglass North, Kilglass South, Killukin (in the former Rural District of Boyle No. 1), Killummod, Kilmacumsy, Kilmore, Lisgarve, Lough Allen, Mantua, Oakport, Ogulla, Rockingham, Roosky, Rossmore, Rushfield, Strokestown, Termonbarry, Tivannagh, Tulsk, Tumna North and Tumna South 6
Roscommon Artagh North, Artagh South, Ballinlough, Ballintober, Baslick, Cams, Carrowduff, Castleplunket, Castlereagh, Castleteheen, Cloonfinlough, Cloonfower, Cloontuskert, Cloonygormican, Coolougher, Drumdaff, Fairymount, Kilbride North, Kilbride South, Kilgefin, Killavackan, Killukin (in the former Rural District of Roscommon), Kilteevan, Kiltullagh, Lissonuffy, Loughglinn, Mote, Roscommon Rural and Roscommon Urban 6

Councillors

2019 seats summary

Party Seats
Fianna Fáil 6
Fine Gael 2
Sinn Féin 1
Independent 9

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019.[6]

Council members from 2019 election
LEA Name Party
Athlone Tony Ward  Independent
Ivan Connaughton[a]  Independent
John Naughten   Fine Gael
John Keogh  Fianna Fáil
Dónal Kilduff  Independent
Laurence Fallon  Independent
Boyle John Cummins  Fianna Fáil
Valerie Byrne  Independent
Michael Mulligan   Sinn Féin
Tom Crosby  Independent
Liam Callaghan  Fine Gael
Joe Murphy  Fianna Fáil
Roscommon Paschal Fitzmaurice  Fianna Fáil
Kathleen Shanagher  Independent
Anthony Waldron   Independent
Orla Leyden  Fianna Fáil
Marty McDermott  Fianna Fáil
Nigel Dineen[b]  Independent
Notes
  1. ^ Replaced during term, see table below for details.
  2. ^ Changed party, see table for details.

Co-options

Party Outgoing Electoral area Reason Date Co-optee
 Independent Ivan Connaughton Athlone Resignation April 2021 Emer Kelly

Changes in affiliation

Name Electoral area Elected as New affiliation Date
Nigel Dineen Roscommon  Independent  Independent Ireland March 2024

References

  1. ^ "Roscommon County Council Main Page". Roscommon County Council. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Local Authorities – Dáil Éireann (23rd Dáil)". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Roscommon council agrees to sell historic courthouse". Shannonside. 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. ^ Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014, Article 5 and Schedule 3 (S.I. No. 573 of 2014). Signed on 16 December 2014. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 19 April 2023.
  5. ^ County of Roscommon Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 631 of 2018). Signed on 19 December 2018. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 11 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. pp. 181–183. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

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