Offaly_County_Council
Offaly County Council
Local authority of County Offaly in Ireland
Offaly County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Uíbh Fhailí) is the local authority of County Offaly, 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. The council has 19 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, Anna Marie Delaney. The county town is Tullamore.
Offaly County Council Comhairle Chontae Uíbh Fhailí | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Eddie Fitzpatrick, FF | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 19 |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 24 May 2019 |
| Motto | |
| Latin: Esto Fidelis "Be Faithful" | |
| Meeting place | |
| Áras an Chontae, Tullamore | |
| Website | |
Official website  | |
Offaly County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative county of County Offaly (then titled King's County).[1][2][3] Originally Tullamore Courthouse had been the meeting place of Offaly County Council.[4][5] The county council moved to modern facilities at County Hall in 2002.[6]
Offaly County Council has two representatives on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly who are part of the Midland Strategic Planning Area Committee.[7]
County Offaly is divided into the following municipal districts and local electoral areas, defined by electoral divisions.[8]
| Municipal District and LEA | Definition | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Birr | Aghancon, Ballincor, Banagher, Barna, Birr Rural, Birr Urban, Broughal, Cangort, Cloghan, Clonmacnoise, Cullenwaine, Derrinboy, Derryad, Doon, Dromoyle, Drumcullen, Dunkerrin, Eglish, Ettagh, Ferbane, Gallen, Gorteen (in the former Rural District of Roscrea No. 2), Hinds, Huntston, Kilcolman, Kilcormac, Killooly, Killyon, Kinnitty, Knockbarron, Lea, Letter, Lumcloon, Lusmagh, Mounterin, Mountheaton, Moyclare, Roscomroe, Seirkieran, Shannonbridge, Shannonharbour, Shinrone, Srah, Templeharry and Tulla | 6 |
| Edenderry | Ballaghassaan, Ballyburly, Ballycommon, Ballymacwilliam, Ballyshear, Bracknagh, Clonbulloge, Clonmore, Clonygowan, Croghan, Daingean, Edenderry Rural, Edenderry Urban, Esker, Geashill, Hammerlane, Kilclonfert, Knockdrin, Monasteroris, Mountbriscoe, ODempsey, Portarlington North, Raheenakeeran and Rathfeston | 6 |
| Tullamore | Ballycumber, Bawn, Cappancur, Clara, Derrycooly, Durrow, Gorteen (in the former Rural District of Tullamore), Kilcumreragh, Killeigh, Killoughy, Rahan, Rathrobin, Screggan, Silverbrook, Tinamuck, Tinnycross, Tullamore Rural and Tullamore Urban | 7 |
2019 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 8 | |
| Fine Gael | 4 | |
| Renua | 1 | |
| Green | 1 | |
| Social Democrats | 1 | |
| Irish Democratic | 1 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019.[9]
| Council members from 2019 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Birr | John Leahy[lower-alpha 1] | Renua | |
| Peter Ormond | Fianna Fáil | ||
| John Clendennen | Fine Gael | ||
| Éamon Dooley | Fianna Fáil | ||
| John Carroll | Independent | ||
| Clare Claffey | Social Democrats | ||
| Edenderry | Eddie Fitzpatrick | Fianna Fáil | |
| John Foley | Independent | ||
| Liam Quinn | Fine Gael | ||
| Robert McDermott | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Noel Cribbin | Fine Gael | ||
| Pippa Hackett[lower-alpha 2] | Green | ||
| Tullamore | Frank Moran | Fianna Fáil | |
| Declan Harvey | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Neil Feighery | Fine Gael | ||
| Danny Owens | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Ken Smollen[lower-alpha 1] | Irish Democratic | ||
| Tony McCormack | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Seán O'Brien | Independent | ||
- Notes
Co-options
| Party | Outgoing | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Pippa Hackett | Edenderry | Elected to the 25th Seanad in November 2019 | November 2019 | Mark Hackett | |
Changes in affiliation
| Name | Electoral area | Elected as | New affiliation | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Leahy | Birr | Renua | Independent | June 2019 | ||
| Ken Smollen | Tullamore | Irish Democratic | Independent | October 2020 | ||
- Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, s. 1: Establishment of county councils (61 & 62 Vict., c. 37 of 1898, s. 1). Enacted on 12 August 1898. Act of the UK Parliament. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
- Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, s. 124: Commencement of Act (61 & 62 Vict., c. 37 of 1898, s. 124). Enacted on 12 August 1898. Act of the UK Parliament. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
- "Orders declaring the boundaries of administrative counties and defining county electoral divisions: King's County". 27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd. 9480). Dublin: Local Government Board for Ireland. 1900. p. 278.
- Byrne, Michael (15 June 2019). "Local Government in Offaly: The county council and marking 120 years of local democracy". Offaly History. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Tullamore Courthouse" (PDF). NMA Architects. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Áras an Chontae, Tullamore". Irish architecture awards. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- 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 1 May 2023.
- County of Offaly Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 630 of 2018). Signed on 19 December 2018. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 11 September 2020.
- "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. pp. 178–180. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.