Derry man becomes new Mayor of Inishowen

Well-known Derry republican Terry Crossan has been unanimously elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District. 

He was proposed by Sinn Féin party colleague Cllr Jack Murray for the position and was seconded by Cllr Martin McDermott of Fianna Fáil.

Cllr Murray will take on the role of Leas Cathaoirleach, in what will be the last year of the MD, before the next year's local elections.

Cllr Crossan expressed his humble thanks to be given the honour reflecting that it wasn't even on his radar that he would become a councillor, let alone the Cathaoirleach of the Municipal District.  

He said: "(I'm) delighted to have been elected as Mayor of the Inis Eoghain Municipal District. I want to serve all the people of the peninsula, equally and diligently to the best of my ability. I want to thank all my Council colleagues for their support."

Cllr Crossan was elected to Donegal County Council in 2019, taking the final seat in the south Inishowen Electoral Area. His election marked a first for Sinn Féin in the peninsula, with the party taking three seats for the first time.

Fine tributes were also paid to outgoing Cathaoirleach, Cllr Paul Canning who said that it had been a productive year, in which all members, regardless of political affiliations, have put Inishowen first and foremost.