He waThe towns of Shannon and Ennis have new first Citizens after some political argument last night.
Councillor Greg Duff will serve as Shannon’s Mayor for the last year of the Town Council with Fine Gael’s Vincent Coleman as his deputy after a power sharing pact between Fine Gael and Independent Councillor Patricia McCarthy broke down.
In Ennis meanwhile, Fine Gael Councillor Mary Coote Ryan has become the last Mayor – her fourth time to take the chair at Ennis Town Council.
Fine Gael Councillor Mary Howard withdrew her name from the contest saying she wanted no trouble after claims from a fellow party councillor that a dominant group was controlling the council.
The new Mayor Mary Coote Ryan – who’s also a member of Fine Gael – rejected these suggestions but went on to vote outside her party for Deputy Mayor saying she had to back Frankie Neylon instead of Councillor Howard.
