Cllr Sean McGowan is new Cathaoirleach

The agm of Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District was held yesterday (Monday)

Published 9th Jun 2026, 19:00 GMT Cllr Sean McGowan is new Cathaoirleach of Carrick MD | N/A The agm of Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District was held yesterday (Monday) The agm of Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District was held yesterday (Monday).

Cllr Sean McGowan (FF) was elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the district for the coming year, replacing the outgoing Cllr Maeve Reynolds (FG).

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Cllr McGowan was proposed by his party colleague Paddy Farrell and seconded by Enda Stenson (Ind).

Taking the chair, Cllr McGowan expressed his “thanks to Maeve for her excellent work. She accomodated all members.”

He went on to outline some of the projects he would like to see progressed during the coming year.

“Things I would like to see progressed would include the ring road around Carrick-on-Shannon and the cantilever bridge in Rooskey,” he stated.

Cllr Enda Stenson (Ind) has been elected as Leas-Cathaoirleach of the District for the next 12 months.

Cllr Stenson was proposed by Cllr Reynolds and seconded by Cllr Farrell.