EDENDERRY man Fergus McDonnell has completed his comeback to Offaly County Council by being elected Cathaoirleach of Edenderry Municipal District. Cllr McDonnell, who returned to the local authority in the election earlier this month as a candidate for the new Independent Ireland party, was nominated for the Edenderry chair by the Fine Gael party. He then proposed Cllr McDonnell as the new chair and was seconded by his party colleague, Cllr Liam Quinn. In the absence of any other proposals Cllr McDonnell was elected without a vote. Cllr McDonnell then remarked: “I'm delighted to see new faces involved in politics at local level or any level.

Source: Irish Independent June 26, 2024 23:00 UTC