By Dan Walsh at the Rosslare Municipal District annual general meeting
Long serving elected representative Cllr Ger Carthy is the new Cathaoirleach of Rosslare Municipal District and outgoing Cathaoirleach Cllr Jim Codd handed over the chains of office with a handshake and words of good wishes at the annual general meeting held in the Council Chamber, Wexford, this afternoon.
Cllr Carthy’s nomination was proposed by Cllr Lisa McDonald who referenced his experience, his ability to get things done and as a reward for all the work he has done for the district. Cllr Frank Staples seconded and described Cllr Carthy as “most capable” and “always has delivered.”
Cllr Carthy said it was a great honour for him and his family and thanked his mother, Anne, wife Anne-Marie and children, Daniel, Michael and Erin, Cllrs McDonald and Staples, District Manager Noreen Cummins, and his team of supporters.
Between Cllr Ger and his late father, Cllr Leo Carthy (first elected in June 1960) the Carthy name has been acting as “a very strong voice for our community” for 62 years and Cllr Carthy promises to continue to work with community groups and delivery of strategic plans for the district.
This is Cllr Carthy’s second term in the Chair at Rosslare Municipal District. He previously served in the year the district was established in 2019. He was also Mayor of Wexford in 2016, Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council in 2019 and was Leas-Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council for the past two years.
The position of Leas-Cathaoirleach goes to Cllr Lisa McDonald, proposed by Cllr Staples and seconded by Cllr Codd.
Warm tributes were also paid to outgoing Cathaoirleach, Cllr Jim Codd, who said it was a great honour to serve as Cathaoirleach of the District and described the experience as “the highlight of my career so far.”
Cllr Codd paid tribute to District Manager Noreen Cummins, management and colleagues, staff at Wexford County Council, especially the road staff and the homeless staff – the Press, Simon Bourke, Dan Walsh and Alan Corcoran – and wished Cllrs Carthy and McDonald well in the year ahead.
There were also tributes from Chief Executive Eddie Taaffe, Lynda Leacy, (Clinical Director), Noreen Cummins (District Manager) and Cllr AoifeRose O’Brien, who attended the meeting remotely.
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