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Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council Cllr Jim Finucane. Photo: Domnick Walsh
TRALEE-BASED Fine Gael councillor, Jim Finucane, has been elected Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council at its Annual Meeting at County Buildings in Tralee today.
Cllr Finucane, who has been a member of Kerry County Council since 2009, is a Tralee-based auctioneer and is currently chairperson of the Kerry Education and Training Board. He is a former Mayor of Tralee and was a member of Tralee Urban District Council for fourteen years.
Speaking following his election as Cathaoirleach today, Cllr Finucane said: ‘It is a tremendous honour to be elected Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council. We live in and represent a very special place.
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‘My focus will be to enhance and protect all that is important to us but, at the same time, drive an economic programme to provide meaningful jobs to re-energise our rural and urban communities.’
Cllr Johnnie Wall (FF), also of the Tralee Municipal District, was today elected Leas-Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council.
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