Cavan County Council

Cavan County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae an Chabháin) is the authority responsible for local government in County Cavan, 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, Tommy Ryan. The county town is Cavan.

Cavan County Council Comhairle Contae an Chabháin


Type
Type	County council
Leadership
Cathaoirleach	John Paul Feeley, FF
Structure
Seats	18

Political groups	Fianna Fáil (7) Fine Gael (7) Aontú (1) Sinn Féin (1) Independent (2)
Elections
Last election	24 May 2019
Motto
Feardhacht is Fírinne (Irish) "Manliness and Truth"
Meeting place

Cavan Courthouse, Cavan
Website
cavancoco.ie

The area governed by the council

History

The meeting place of Cavan County Council has always been at Cavan Courthouse.^[1]

Cavan County Council is divided into the following municipal districts and local electoral areas, defined by electoral divisions.^[2]

Area	Definition	Seats
Bailieborough–Cootehill	Ashfield, Bailieborough, Ballyhaise, Canningstown, Carnagarve, Clonervy, Cootehill Rural, Cootehill Urban, Corraneary, Cuttragh, Drumanespick, Drumcarn, Drung, Enniskeen, Killinkere, Kingscourt, Knappagh, Larah North, Larah South, Lisagoan, Rakenny, Redhill, Shercock, Skeagh, Stradone, Taghart, Termon, Tullyvin East, Tullyvin West and Waterloo.	6
Ballyjamesduff	Arvagh, Ballintemple, Ballyjamesduff, Ballymachugh, Bellananagh, Bruce Hall, Castlerahan, Corr, Crossbane, Crossdoney, Crosskeys, Denn, Derrin, Drumcarban, Drumlumman, Graddum, Kilbride, Kilcogy, Kilgolagh, Kill, Kilnaleck, Loughdawan, Lurgan, Mullagh, Munterconnaught, Scrabby, Springfield and Virginia.	6
Cavan–Belturbet	Ardue, Ballyconnell, Ballymagauran, Bawnboy, Belturbet, Benbrack, Bilberry, Butlers Bridge, Carn, Carrafin, Castlesaunderson, Cavan Rural, Cavan Urban, Derrylahan, Derrynananta, Diamond, Doogary, Dowra, Dunmakeever, Eskey, Grilly, Kilconny, Killashandra, Killinagh, Killykeen, Kinawley, Lissanover, Milltown, Moynehall, Pedara Vohers, Swanlinbar, Teebane, Templeport, Tircahan and Tuam.	6

The following were elected at the 2019 Cavan County Council election.

Council members from 2019 election
Local electoral area	Name	Party
Bailieborough–Cootehill	Sarah O'Reilly		Aontú
	Val Smith		Fine Gael
	Clifford Kelly		Fianna Fáil
	Carmel Brady		Fine Gael
	Aiden Fitzpatrick		Fianna Fáil
	Paddy McDonald		Sinn Féin
Ballyjamesduff	Trevor Smith		Fine Gael
	Shane P. O'Reilly^[a]		Fianna Fáil
	T.P. O'Reilly		Fine Gael
	Winston Bennet		Fine Gael
	Phillip Brady		Fianna Fáil
	Craig Lovett		Fianna Fáil
Cavan–Belturbet	John Paul Feeley		Fianna Fáil
	Brendan Fay		Independent
	Madeleine Argue		Fine Gael
	Patricia Walsh		Fianna Fáil
	Sean Smith		Fianna Fáil
	Peter McVitty		Fine Gael

Name	Electoral area	Elected as		New affiliation		Date
Shane P. O'Reilly	Ballyjamesduff		Fianna Fáil		Independent	June 2020

^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
^ "County of Cavan Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018". 19 December 2018. from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2019.