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Cavan County Council

Cavan County Council
Comhairle Contae an Chabháin
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Type
Type
Leadership
Fergal Curtin, FF
Structure
Seats 18
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Political groups
     Fianna Fáil (7)
     Fine Gael (7)
     Sinn Féin (4)
Elections
Last election
23 May 2014
Motto
Feardhacht is Fírinne  (Irish)
"Manliness and Truth"
Meeting place
County Hall, Cavan
Website
www.cavancoco.ie

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 town.

For the purpose of elections the county is divided into three local electoral areas (LEA):

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.


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