Cllr John Reilly elected Leas Cathaoirleach of Louth County Council
Louth County Council Annual Meeting
Cllr John Reilly was elected Leas Cathaoirleach for Louth County Council at the local authority's annual meeting held on Friday.
Cllr Reilly was nominated for the role by his Fine Gael colleague Cllr Paula Butterly, with Cllr Robert Nash seconding the nomination.
Cllr Antóin Watters was also nominated for the Leas Cathaoirleach role, by his Sinn Féin colleague Cllr Pearse McGeough, with Cllr Joanna Byrne seconding the nomination.
Following a role call vote, Cllr Reilly took the role with 19 votes, Cllr Watters receiving seven votes and three councillors abstaining.
Speaking to the Dundalk Democrat, Cllr Reilly said “I'm very deeply honoured and very humbled. It's great to be elected back into Louth County Council, since I was co-opted in July 2020. I hope to do my very best and give it the full 110% commitment over the year ahead.
The new Leas Cathaoirleach added, “it's a very very deep honour, there's nobody in my that's had any elected position before, I'm the first in my family to hold a position.
“I am very very thankful for the people who elected me in Dundalk- Carlingford into this position and I hope not to let them down in the year ahead.”