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Buncrana gets new councillor
10.04.11
SLAVERY man Ciaran
McLaughlin is to be co-opted to replace Deputy
Pádraig MacLochlainn on Buncrana Town Council.
The 38-year old was selected at a local Sinn Féin
convention in the town on Friday evening.
He got the nod after a two-way contest between
himself and Seamus Gill from Meenagorey, Buncrana.
Ciaran will be co-opted on to the council at this
week's monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 13.
Speaking after his selection, he said:
"I am honoured to be given the responsibility of
continuing the good work of Pádraig and other Sinn
Féin town councillors back to the great Eddie
Fullerton. "These are tough times for our community.
Our people have faced job losses and serious cuts to
their income. Local businesses have been badly
squeezed. I am determined to play my part working
with the team on the town council to promote all
that we have to offer." |
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Soon-to-be councillor, Ciaran
McLaughlin, is congratulated by colleagues, Cllr
Mary Kelly, Cllr Jack Murray and Pádraig
MacLochlainn TD. |
He added: "Buncrana is
a special place with our parks, beaches, and many
other local amenities. We are blessed with strong
community spirit with more and more local people
standing up to be counted in these difficult times.
That is the foundation that we must build on in the
time ahead"
The soon-to-be local councillor lives in The
Meadows, Buncrana, with his wife, Majella (nee
Fletcher) and their three young boys. He works with
An Dorás manufacturers in Lisfannon and is
chairperson of his local residents' association. He
is also active in various sporting and parents'
committees in the town. |
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