Cllr John Hegarty is the new Mayor of Wexford following the general meeting in Wexford Arts Centre last night (Monday). Deputy Mayor is Cllr Leonard Kelly.
Posting on social media today, Cllr Hegarty said he is “honoured to have been elected as Mayor of Wexford for the coming year.”
“I am looking forward to the year ahead, representing the people of Wexford to the very best of my ability, along with the newly elected deputy mayor Cllr Leonard Kelly and the rest of my Council colleagues.”
Cllr Hegarty was proposed by Cllr Kelly and seconded by Cllr Tom Forde while Cllr George Lawlor was proposed by the outgoing incumbent, Cllr Maura Bell and seconded by Cllr Garry Laffan.
A native of Kilanerin, Cllr Hegarty served as a Fine Gael public representative on Gorey Municipal District Council for ten years until June 2019 – having served as District Cathaoirleach 2018-’19 – when he stepped down due to work commitments in Wexford town and was successful in the Wexford District in the 2019 elections.
Cllr Hegarty, who is currently Manager of the Wexford senior football team and made 105 appearances with Wexford between 1995-’06 (Source; Dominic Williams) is a teacher in Wexford town and served as Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council in 2017-’18..
The chains of office were presented to Cllr Hegarty by Cllr Maura Bell who said a “thank you to everyone I met during the year as I served as Mayor of Wexford Borough District. A year I’ll remember forever.”
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