Monaghan County Council
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Monaghan County Council Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1899 |
| Leadership | |
P. J. O'Hanlon, FF | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 18 |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 7 June 2024 |
| Motto | |
| Irish: Dúthracht agus Dícheall "Diligence and Best Endeavour" | |
| Meeting place | |
| County Offices, Monaghan | |
| Website | |
Official website  | |
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.
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.[1][2][3][4]
Originally Monaghan Courthouse had been the meeting place of Monaghan County Council.[5] The county council moved to the County Offices in Glen Road in 1981.[5][6]
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.[7][8]
Elections
Local electoral areas and municipal districts
County Monaghan is divided into LEAs and municipal districts, defined by electoral divisions.[12]
| LEA and municipal district | Definition | Seats |
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| Ballybay–Clones | Aghabog, 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 Tullycorbet | 5 |
| Carrickmacross–Castleblayney | Ballymackney, 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 Mullyash | 6 |
| Monaghan | Anketell 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 Tehallan | 7 |