Council Members

Longford County Council has 18 County Councillors (also known as 'elected members'). Each councillor represents one of the county's three municipal districts (MDs): Ballymahon, Granard and Longford. Find a list of all current elected members for: Ballymahon MD, Granard MD and Longford MD. 

The Council and MDs are each led by a councillor who takes up the position of cathaoirleach (Irish for 'chairperson', plural: cathaoirligh) and a leas cathaoirleach (or 'deputy chairperson'). See below for current council and MD cathaoirligh and Leas cathaoirligh. 

Longford County Council Cathaoirleach and Leas Cathaoirleach

Councillor Garry Murtagh
Longford County Council Cathaoirleach
Cllr Garry Murtagh
Councillor Niall Gannon
Longford County Council Leas Cathaoirleach
Cllr Niall Gannon

Ballymahon Municipal District Cathaoirleach and Leas Cathaoirleach

Councillor Martin Skelly
Ballymahon Municipal District Cathaoirleach
Cllr Martin Skelly
Councillor Sean Mimnagh
Ballymahon Municipal District Leas Cathaoirleach
Cllr Sean Mimnagh

Granard Municipal District Cathaoirleach and Leas Cathaoirleach

Councillor Turlough McGovern
Granard Municipal District Cathaoirleach
Cllr Turlough McGovern
Councillor Padraig McNamara
Granard Municipal District Leas Cathaoirleach
Cllr Padraig McNamara

Longford Municipal District Cathaoirleach and Leas Cathaoirleach

Councillor Uruemu Adejinmi
Longford Municipal District Cathaoirleach
Cllr Uruemu Adejinmi
Councillor Kevin Hussey
Longford Municipal District Leas Cathaoirleach
Cllr Kevin Hussey