Waterford Metropolitan District has elected its first Mayor.
Fine Gael Councillor Lola O’Sullivan was elected to the position
today at the bodies first meeting at the council chambers in Waterford City.
The Tramore/Waterford City West Councillor beat independent Mary
Roche in a contest for the position eleven votes to five.
Fellow Fine Gael Councillor John Carey who serves in the
Waterford City/East Electorate division was elected unopposed as Deputy Mayor.
Councillor O’Sullivan was elected after she received the support
of fellow Fine Gael Councillors, John Cummins who was the last Mayor of
Waterford City Council, and John Carey who has served as Mayor of County
Waterford in the past along with Jason Murphy, Adam Wyse and Eamon Quinlan from
Fianna Fail, Breda Brennan, John Hearne, Pat Fitzgerald and Jim Griffin of Sinn
Fein and Independent Councillor Eddie Mulligan.
Mary Roche a former Mayor of Waterford City received backing
from independents Davy Daniels, Joe Conway, Blaise Hannigan and Cha’ O’Neill.
Two independent Councillor’s Joe Kelly and Sean Reinhardt
abstained from voting.
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