Councillor Vicki Casserly elected Mayor of South Dublin County Council
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At the Annual Meeting of South Dublin County Council held on Friday 7 June, 2019 in County Hall, Tallaght, Councillor Vicki Casserly (Fine Gael) representing the Lucan electoral area was elected Mayor of South Dublin County.
Tributes were paid to the outgoing Mayor, Councillor Mark Ward (Sinn Féin) and Deputy Mayor, Councillor Cathal King (Sinn Féin), who thanked their fellow Councillors, Chief Executive, Daniel McLoughlin and the management and staff of the Council for their help and support during their term in office.
Councillor Casserly was proposed for Mayor by Councillor Emer Higgins (Fine Gael) and was seconded by Councillor Ed O’ Brien (Fianna Fáil).
Following a roll call vote Councillor Casserly was deemed elected to the Office of Mayor.
Mayor Casserly in her acceptance speech said “I am honoured and humbled to be elected Mayor of our great county today. As a local resident, a local mum, a local wife, a local sister, a local daughter and a local carer, my roots go deep in our community”
Mayor Casserly stated that “During my coming year as Mayor, my vision is to make real progress on the journey to making our county fully accessible and fully inclusive for all residents.”
Mayor Casserly concluded her speech by adding “I will work hard to ensure our chamber is fully inclusive and my pledge to you is to be a fair chair, creating a forum where all views are debated and treated respectfully.
I have lived in this area all my life. I have worked in this area all my life. This is where I am raising my family. I am from this area and as Mayor I will be firmly and fearlessly for this area.”
Councillor Trevor Gilligan (Fianna Fáil) representing the Clondalkin Electoral Area was elected Deputy Mayor.
Councillor Gilligan was proposed as Deputy Mayor by Councillor Ed O’ Brien (Fianna Fáil) and seconded by Councillor Francis Duffy (Green Party).
The following councillors were elected as Chairs of the Area Committees:
Councillor Peter Kavanagh (Green) Clondalkin Area
Councillor Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) Lucan / Palmerstown / Fonthill Area
Councillor Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse /Bohernabreena Area
Councillor Charlie O’ Connor (Fianna Fáil) Tallaght Central / Tallaght South Area
For more information please contact communcations@sdublincoco.ie
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Photograph 1: Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr Vicki Casserly
Photograph 2: Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr Trevor Gilligan
Photograph 3: Chairs of the Area Committees with Mayor and Deputy Mayor from left to right – Cllr Charlie O’ Connor, Cllr Shane Moynihan, Mayor Casserly, Deputy Mayor Cllr Trevor Gilligan, Cllr Mary Seery Kearney and Cllr Peter Kavanagh
About South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.
The Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial support. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across seven electoral areas.
Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south-west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres.
The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire.
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Area Chairs with Mayor and Deputy Mayor -
Deputy Mayor, Cllr Trevor Gilligan -
Mayor Vicki Casserly