Roscommon County Council
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Roscommon County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin) is the local authority of County Roscommon, 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, amenities and culture, and the environment. The council has 18 elected members. Elections are held every five years and use the single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a chief executive, Shane Tiernan. The county town is Roscommon.
History
Roscommon County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative county of County Roscommon. It succeeded the judicial county of Roscommon, except for the portion of Athlone transferred to County Westmeath and Ballinasloe transferred to County Galway; and with the addition of the district electoral division of Rosmoylan from County Galway and the district electoral divisions of Ballaghaderreen and Edmondstown from County Mayo.
Initially, the Roscommon County Council held its meetings in the Roscommon Courthouse. The county council moved to a new facility, known as County Hall, in December 2015.
Regional Assembly
Roscommon County Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly who are members of the West Strategic Planning Area Committee.
Elections
The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 introduced the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) for the 1920 Irish local elections. County Roscommon was divided into 4 county electoral areas to elect the 21 members of the council. This electoral system has been retained, with 18 members of Roscommon County Council now elected to five-year terms of office from 3 multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).
Members of Roscommon County Council are elected for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).
| Year | FF | FG | SF | II | PDs | Ind. | Total | ||||||
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | —N/a | 7 | 18 | ||||||
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 1 | —N/a | —N/a | 9 | 18 | ||||||
| 2014 | 8 | 3 | 1 | —N/a | —N/a | 6 | 18 | ||||||
| 2009 | 8 | 10 | 1 | —N/a | —N/a | 7 | 26 | ||||||
| 2004 | 9 | 10 | 1 | —N/a | 0 | 6 | 26 | ||||||
| 1999 | 9 | 12 | 0 | —N/a | 1 | 4 | 26 | ||||||
| 1991 | 10 | 11 | 0 | —N/a | 0 | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| 1985 | 13 | 8 | 0 | —N/a | —N/a | 5 | 26 |
Local electoral areas and municipal districts
County Roscommon is divided into LEAs and municipal districts, defined by electoral divisions.
| LEA and municipal district | Definition | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Athlone | Athleague East, Athleague West, Athlone West Rural, Ballydangan, Ballynamona, Caltragh, Carnagh, Carrowreagh, Castlesampson, Cloonburren, Cloonown, Crannagh, Creagh, Culliagh, Drumlosh, Dunamon, Dysart, Fuerty, Kilcar, Kiltoom, Lackan, Lecarrow, Lismaha, Moore, Rockhill, Rosmoylan, Scregg, Taghboy, Taghmaconnell, Thomastown and Turrock | 6 |
| Boyle | Aghafin, Altagowlan, Annaghmore, Aughrim East, Aughrim West, Ballaghaderreen, Ballyfarnon, Ballyformoyle, Ballygarden, Bellanagare, Boyle Rural, Boyle Urban, Breedoge, Buckill, Bumlin, Cloonteen, Cloonyquin, Creeve (in the former Rural District of Boyle No. 1), Creeve (in the former Rural District of Roscommon), Cregga, Croghan, Crossna, Danesfort, Edmondstown, Elia, Elphin, Estersnow, Frenchpark, Keadew, Kilbryan, Kilcolagh, Kilglass North, Kilglass South, Killukin (in the former Rural District of Boyle No. 1), Killummod, Kilmacumsy, Kilmore, Lisgarve, Lough Allen, Mantua, Oakport, Ogulla, Rockingham, Roosky, Rossmore, Rushfield, Strokestown, Termonbarry, Tivannagh, Tulsk, Tumna North and Tumna South | 6 |
| Roscommon | Artagh North, Artagh South, Ballinlough, Ballintober, Baslick, Cams, Carrowduff, Castleplunket, Castlereagh, Castleteheen, Cloonfinlough, Cloonfower, Cloontuskert, Cloonygormican, Coolougher, Drumdaff, Fairymount, Kilbride North, Kilbride South, Kilgefin, Killavackan, Killukin (in the former Rural District of Roscommon), Kilteevan, Kiltullagh, Lissonuffy, Loughglinn, Mote, Roscommon Rural and Roscommon Urban | 6 |
Councillors
2024 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 5 | |
| Fine Gael | 4 | |
| Independent Ireland | 1 | |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | |
| Independent | 7 |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.
| Council members from 2024 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LEA | Name | Party | |
| Athlone | Emer Kelly | Independent | |
| Tony Ward | Independent | ||
| John Naughten | Fine Gael | ||
| Laurence Fallon | Independent | ||
| John Keogh | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Domnick Connolly | Fine Gael | ||
| Boyle | Valerie Byrne | Independent | |
| Leah Cull | Sinn Féin | ||
| Micheál Frain | Independent | ||
| Sean Moylan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Tom Crosby | Independent | ||
| Liam Callaghan | Fine Gael | ||
| Roscommon | Paschal Fitzmaurice | Fianna Fáil | |
| Marty McDermott | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Anthony Waldron | Independent | ||
| Nigel Dineen | Independent Ireland | ||
| Larry Brennan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Gareth Scahill | Fine Gael |
Notes
Co-options
| Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | John Naughten | Athlone | Death | October 2024 | Valerie Duffy | |
| Fine Gael | Gareth Scahill | Roscommon | Elected to 27th Seanad at the 2025 Seanad election | 29 April 2025 | Ruth Connolly Conboy | |
| Independent | Anthony Waldron | Roscommon | Death | 26 May 2025 | Michael Holland |