Monaghan County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin) is the local authority of County Monaghan, 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, Eamonn O'Sullivan. The county town is Monaghan.
Monaghan County Council Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
David Maxwell, FG | |
Structure | |
Seats | 18 |
Political groups |
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Elections | |
Last election | 24 May 2019 |
Motto | |
Dúthracht agus Dícheall (Irish) "Diligence and Best Endeavour" | |
Meeting place | |
County Offices, Monaghan | |
Website | |
monaghan.ie |
Originally Monaghan Courthouse had been the meeting place of Monaghan County Council.[2] The county council moved to the County Offices in Glen Road in 1981.[2][3]
Monaghan County Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly where they are part of the Border Strategic Planning Area Committee.[4]
County Monaghan is divided into the following municipal districts and local electoral areas, defined by electoral divisions.[5]
Municipal District and LEA | Definition | Seats |
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Ballybay–Clones | Aghabog, Anny, Ballybay Rural, Ballybay Urban, Bellatrain, Caddagh, Carrickatee, Clones, Clones Rural, Clones Urban, Cormeen, Corracharra, Creeve, Cremartin, Currin, Dawsongrove, Drum, Drumhillagh, Drummully, Drumsnat, Greagh, Killeevan, Killynenagh, Kilmore, Laragh, Lisnaveane, Newbliss, Raferagh, St. Tierney and Tullycorbet | 5 |
Carrickmacross–Castleblayney | Ballymackney, Bocks, Broomfield, Carrickaslane, Carrickmacross Rural, Carrickmacross Urban, Castleblayney Rural, Castleblayney Urban, Church Hill, Crossalare, Donaghmoyne, Drumboory, Drumcarrow, Drumgurra, Enagh (in the former Rural District of Carrickmacross), Inishkeen, Kilmurry, Kiltybegs, Lough Fea and Mullyash | 6 |
Monaghan | Anketell Grove, Annayalla, Bellanode, Bragan, Castleshane, Clontibret, Derrygorry, Emyvale, Enagh (in the former Rural District of Monaghan), Figullar, Glaslough, Killylough, Monaghan Rural, Monaghan Urban, Rackwallace, Scotstown, Shanmullagh, Sheskin, Tydavnet and Tehallan | 7 |
Party | Seats | |
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Sinn Féin | 6 | |
Fine Gael | 5 | |
Fianna Fáil | 4 | |
Independent | 3 |
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019.[6]
Council members from 2019 election | |||
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Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
Ballybay–Clones | Seamus Coyle | Fianna Fáil | |
Pat Treanor | Sinn Féin | ||
Richard John Truell | Fine Gael | ||
Seán Gilliland | Fine Gael | ||
Hugh McElvaney | Independent | ||
Carrickmacross–Castleblayney | Colm Carthy | Sinn Féin | |
Noel Keelan | Sinn Féin | ||
Aidan Campbell | Fine Gael | ||
P. J. O'Hanlon | Fianna Fáil | ||
Mary Kerr-Conlon | Fine Gael | ||
Aoife McCooey | Fianna Fáil | ||
Monaghan | Cathy Bennett | Sinn Féin | |
Seamus Treanor | Independent | ||
Raymond Aughey | Fianna Fáil | ||
Brian McKenna | Sinn Féin | ||
David Maxwell | Fine Gael | ||
Paudge Connolly | Independent | ||
Seán Conlon | Sinn Féin |