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Roscommon County Council

*Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin*
Roscommon County Council ; Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin
Type
Type	County council of County Roscommon
Leadership
Cathaoirleach	Paschal Fitzmaurice, FF
Structure
Seats	18
Political groups	Fianna Fáil (5) Fine Gael (4) Independent Ireland (1) Sinn Féin (1) Independent (7)
Elections
Last election	7 June 2024
Motto
	Latin: Constans Hiberniae Cor; "Steadfast Irish heart"
Meeting place
	Áras an Chontae, Roscommon
Website
	Official website

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.

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		II		PDs		Ind	Total
2024	5		4		1		1		—		7		18
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

2024 seats summary

Party		Seats
	Fianna Fáil	5
	Fine Gael	4
	Independent Ireland	1
	Sinn Féin	1
	Independent	7

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.^[6]

Council members from 2024 election
LEA	Name	Party
Athlone	Emer Kelly		Independent
	Tony Ward		Independent
	John Naughten		Fine Gael
	Laurence Fallon		Independent
	John Keogh		Fianna Fáil
	Domnick Connolly		Fine Gael
Boyle	Valerie Byrne		Independent
	Leah Cull		Sinn Féin
	Micheál Frain		Independent
	Sean Moylan		Fianna Fáil
	Tom Crosby		Independent
	Liam Callaghan		Fine Gael
Roscommon	Paschal Fitzmaurice		Fianna Fáil
	Marty McDermott		Fianna Fáil
	Anthony Waldron		Independent
	Nigel Dineen		Independent Ireland
	Larry Brennan		Fianna Fáil
	Gareth Scahill		Fine Gael

References

^ "Roscommon County Council Main Page". Roscommon County Council. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
^ "Local Authorities – Dáil Éireann (23rd Dáil)". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
^ "Roscommon council agrees to sell historic courthouse". Shannonside. 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 26 October 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 19 April 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Roscommon County Council – Elected Candidates". RTÉ News. Retrieved 15 June 2024.