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06 Sept 2025
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The vacancy was created when Maria Byrne was elected as a senator
FINE Gael has, yet again, postponed the filling of the Limerick council seat left vacant when former councillor Maria Byrne won a seat in the Seanad last April.
On Monday, Independent councillor John Gilligan proposed former councillor Kevin Kiely for the position. Mr Kiely, he said, had had a set-back in the run up to the last local elections but now wishes to continue his role as a councillor.
“Our job is not to look after the interests of one party but to look after the interests of Limerick,” he said.
County secretary Christy O’Connor reminded councillors that a nomination for a vacancy could only be made by the same registered political party.
“Has Cllr Gilligan joined the Fine Gael party?” joked Cllr Bill O’Donnell.
“He is a registered member of the Fine Gael party,” Cllr Gilligan replied. “They are only playing games out there.”
It could now be November before the vacancy can be filled.
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