Monaghan County Council

Monaghan County Council

Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1899
Leadership
Aidan Campbell, FG
Structure
Seats18
Political groups
  Sinn Féin (8)
  Fine Gael (6)
  Fianna Fáil (3)
  Independent (1)
Elections
Last election
7 June 2024
Motto
Irish: Dúthracht agus Dícheall
"Diligence and Best Endeavour"
Meeting place
County Offices, Monaghan
Website
Official website Edit this at Wikidata

Monaghan County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin) is the local authority of County Monaghan, 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. 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, Robert Burns. The county town is Monaghan.

History

Monaghan County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative county of County Monaghan, succeeding the judicial county of Monaghan.

Originally Monaghan Courthouse had been the meeting place of Monaghan County Council. The county council moved to the County Offices in Glen Road in 1981.

Regional Assembly

Monaghan County Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly where they are part of the Border Strategic Planning Area Committee.

Elections

The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 introduced the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) for the 1920 Irish local elections. County Monaghan was divided into 4 county electoral areas to elect the 20 members of the council. This electoral system has been retained, with 18 members of Monaghan County Council now elected for a five-year term of office from 3 multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).

Year SF FG FF MPA CnaP CnaT IFF NL RA UTA Rep SF (pre-1922) U IrishNat Ind. Total
2024 8 6 3 0 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 1 18
2019 6 5 4 0 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 3 18
2014 7 5 4 0 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 2 18
2009 7 6 5 0 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 2 20
2004 7 7 5 0 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 1 20
1999 6 6 8 0 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 0 20
1991 2 7 8 2 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 1 20
1985 2 7 10 1 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 0 20
1979 0 8 9 2 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 1 20
1974 1 8 7 2 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 2 20
1967 1 7 7 3 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 2 20
1960 2 5 8 1 0 0 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 4 20
1955 0 4 8 3 0 0 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 5 20
1950 0 0 7 3 2 0 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 8 20
1945 0 0 11 3 N/a 2 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 4 20
1942 0 2 8 3 N/a 5 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 2 20
1934 0 10 11 5 N/a N/a 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 2 28
1928 0 N/a 5 6 N/a N/a 2 3 N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 N/a 12 28
1925 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 5 5 3 N/a 0 N/a 15 28
1920 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 0 N/a 16 4 0 0 20
1914 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 20
1911 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 20
1908 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 20
1905 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 20
1902 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 20
1899 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 0 N/a N/a 2 18 0 20

Local electoral areas and municipal districts

The area governed by the council

County Monaghan is divided into LEAs and municipal districts, defined by electoral divisions.

LEA and municipal district Definition Seats
Ballybay–ClonesAghabog, Anny, Ballybay Rural, Ballybay Urban, Bellatrain, Caddagh, Carrickatee, Clones, Clones Rural, Clones Urban, Cormeen, Corracharra, Creeve, Cremartin, Currin, Dawsongrove, Drum, Drumhillagh, Drummully, Drumsnat, Greagh, Killeevan, Killynenagh, Kilmore, Laragh, Lisnaveane, Newbliss, Raferagh, St. Tierney and Tullycorbet5
Carrickmacross–CastleblayneyBallymackney, Bocks, Broomfield, Carrickaslane, Carrickmacross Rural, Carrickmacross Urban, Castleblayney Rural, Castleblayney Urban, Church Hill, Crossalare, Donaghmoyne, Drumboory, Drumcarrow, Drumgurra, Enagh (in the former Rural District of Carrickmacross), Inishkeen, Kilmurry, Kiltybegs, Lough Fea and Mullyash6
MonaghanAnketell Grove, Annayalla, Bellanode, Bragan, Castleshane, Clontibret, Derrygorry, Emyvale, Enagh (in the former Rural District of Monaghan), Figullar, Glaslough, Killylough, Monaghan Rural, Monaghan Urban, Rackwallace, Scotstown, Shanmullagh, Sheskin, Tydavnet and Tehallan7

Councillors

The following were elected at the 2024 Monaghan County Council election.

2024 seats summary

Party Seats
Sinn Féin 8
Fine Gael 6
Fianna Fáil 3
Independent 1

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.

Council members from 2024 election
Local electoral area Name Party
Ballybay–Clones Seamus Coyle Fianna Fáil
Richard Truell Fine Gael
Seán Gilliland Fine Gael
Sinéad Flynn Sinn Féin
Pat Treanor Sinn Féin
Carrickmacross–Castleblayney P. J. O'Hanlon Fianna Fáil
Aidan Campbell Fine Gael
Colm Carthy Sinn Féin
Noel Keelan Sinn Féin
Peter Conlon Fine Gael
Paul Gibbons Sinn Féin
Monaghan Cathy Bennett Sinn Féin
Raymond Aughey Fianna Fáil
Seamus Treanor Independent
Pauric Clerkin Fine Gael
David Maxwell Fine Gael
Seán Conlon Sinn Féin
Bronagh McAree Sinn Féin
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Replaced during term, see table below for details.

Co-options

Party Outgoing LEA Reason Date Co-optee
Fine Gael David Maxwell Monaghan Elected to 34th Dáil at the 2024 general election 12 December 2024 Alan Johnston
Sinn Féin Cathy Bennett Monaghan Elected to 34th Dáil at the 2024 general election 16 December 2024 Niamh McCooey
Fianna Fáil Seamus Coyle Ballybay–Clones Death. 8 October 2026 Margaret Conlon

References

  1. ↑ "Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 (c. 37)" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.
  2. ↑ Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, s. 1: Establishment of county councils (61 & 62 Vict., c. 37 of 1898, s. 1). Enacted on 12 August 1898. Act of the UK Parliament. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  3. ↑ Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, s. 124: Commencement of Act (61 & 62 Vict., c. 37 of 1898, s. 124). Enacted on 12 August 1898. Act of the UK Parliament. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  4. ↑ "Orders declaring the boundaries of administrative counties and defining county electoral divisions: County of Monaghan". 27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd. 9480). Dublin: Local Government Board for Ireland. 1900. pp. 300–302.
  5. 1 2 "Monaghan Town Courthouse". Monaghan County Museum. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Local Authorities". Dáil Debates. 355 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  7. ↑ 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 17 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "NWRA Members". Northern & Western Regional Assembly.
  9. ↑ "Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 (c. 19)" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.
  10. ↑ "Appendix: Local Electoral Areas". Annual report of the Local Government Board for Ireland for year 1921. Local Government Board for Ireland. 1921. p. 18.
  11. ↑ "Monaghan County Council". The British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  12. ↑ County of Monaghan Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 629 of 2018). Signed on 19 December 2018. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 11 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Monaghan County Council – Elected Candidates". RTÉ News. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "Alan Johnston co-opted onto Maxwell's Fine Gael seat". Northernsound. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Niamh McCooey co-opted onto Monaghan County Council". Northern Sound. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "Passing of veteran Monaghan councillor Seamus Coyle". The Anglocelt. 17 August 2026. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  17. ↑ "Margaret Conlon has been co-opted on to Monaghan County Council". Northernsound. 8 October 2026. Retrieved 8 October 2026.