Tipperary County Councillor is elected Mayor of Clonmel for the sixth time
Cllr Pat English
Councillor Pat English was elected Mayor of Clonmel on Tuesday afternoon for the sixth time in his political career.
It was a proud occasion for Cllr English and his family.
A member of the Workers and Unemployed Action Group, Cllr English was first elected to Clonmel Corporation in 2004.
He was elected Mayor for the sixth time as part of a pact among the members of Clonmel District Council, which was agreed after the Local Elections and would see the five highest vote getters take on the role of Mayor in the lifetime of this District Council.
Cllr Michael Murphy was first to fill the office of Mayor after the Local Elections. Following the election of Cllr Murphy to Dail Eireann, Cllr English, who was Deputy Mayor, took on the role of Mayor since the start of the year.
He was elected on Tuesday to take up his own turn in the electoral pact.
“I look forward to working with you all on various projects during the coming year including the new housing projects for the town, the opening of Suir Island Gardens and the performance space of the Friary carpark, driving the towns urban renewal project and working on dereliction in our town centre, progressing our new Garda Station, Phase 2 Kickham site, the ETB/TUS integrated college, Suir Island amenity park and Bridge, C.C.T.V. scheme extension, Marlfield Flood Alleviation Scheme, just to mention a few.
We also face some serious challenges when it comes to our housing waiting lists, homelessness, A.S.B. and lack of both a proper water supply and acute psychiatric beds for South Tipperary,” he told his elected colleagues and town officials following his election as the new Mayor of the town.
Cllr English was the only nomination for the position of Mayor and was deemed elected.
He was proposed by Cllr Richie Molloy and seconded by Cllr Siobhan Ambrose.
Cllr Ambrose, who was the only nomination, was elected as the Deputy Mayor for the District Council.
Cllr Niall Dennehy objected to the use of the word Mayor and said the office no longer existed since Phil Hogan destroyed Local Government eleven years ago.It would be more correct if the District elected a Cathaoirleach, he argued.