KILDARE: New Cathaoirleach and leas Cathaoirleach for the Clane-Maynooth MD elected

The new Cathaoirleach and leas Cathaoirleach of the Clane-Maynooth Municipal District (MD) have been elected.

Fine Gael (FG) Cllr Tim Durkan was elected as the Cathaoirleach, while Labour Party Cllr Angela Feeney was elected as the leas Cathaoirleach.

The elections were made at the annual MD meeting, which was held on the 52M Barge in Robertstown.

Cllr Durkan was proposed by FG Cllr Brendan Weld, and his nomination was seconded by Independent Cllr Pádraig McEvoy.

Cllr Feeney’s nomination was also proposed by Cllr Weld.

Paying tribute to the outgoing Cathaoirleach, Fianna Fáil Cllr Daragh Fitzpatrick, Cllr Weld thanked him for his service.

He said that Cllr Fitzpatrick was 'very courteous and fair.'

In a change of pace, the annual Clane-Maynooth Municipal District meeting took place on the 52M Barge in Robertstown.