Elected to Town Council

Terry Kelleher was elected to Balbriggan Town Council with 363 first preferences and receiving transfers until election on the 6th count for the 7th seat. 

The votes for the local electoral area of Balbriggan for Fingal Council were as follows:

Ken Farrell (Lab) 3385

David O’ Connor (Ind) 2291

Tom O’ Leary (FG) 1833

Joe Corr (GP) 1531 (not elected)

Ciaran Byrne (Lab) 1420

May Mc Keon (Ind) 1238

Sean Brown (Ind) 1075

Larry Dunne (FG) 1010

Dermot Murray (FF) 985

Terry Kelleher (SP) 882

Stephen O’ Connell (FF) 848

Fergus Byrne (SF)

Grainne Kilmurry (Lab) 523

Terry Kelleher said: “It has been a great campaign.  Election to the Town Council will provide a platform from which to campaign on the issues that concern the community.  I would like to thank everyone who voted for me and to all those involved in the campaign”.

Interview with Terry Kelleher

The Fingal Independent contacted me with three questions about my campaign.  

Here are my answers:

Urgent action required for Skerries Swimming Pool

 

Residents in Skerries have worked long and hard to have a swimming pool developed in the area. 

Where I stand on the Public Sector Pension Levy

 Balbriggan ward is home to many public servants.  Many of them are determined to use their vote to effect in the upcoming election because of their pay cut in the form of the pension levy. 

Community looses out on Fingal spending freeze

 

Activists from North Dublin gathered this evening to launch the campaign to elect Terry Kelleher to Balbriggan Town Council and Fingal County Council.

Swords Councillor Clare Daly appealed: ‘Anyone in Balbriggan who has given me support in the past, should give their vote to Terry Kelleher in the forthcoming local elections this year’.

Elect a fighter for Balbriggan

New Balbriggan residents have contributed a total of €60million to Fingal Council in the form of development levies over the past five years. 

Unsustainable Rush Plan passes with Green support

Fingal Council has passed the Rush Area Plan which involves up to 1,000 new houses being added to the town and is expected to increase the town population to 12,000. 

Rush Local Area Plan

The Socialist Party will be hosting a public information meeting on the forthcoming Rush Local Area Plan, which is under consideration by Fingal County Council.  The meeting will take place on Thursday 5th February, 8pm Connolly’s Pub, Rush.

Action needed in Balbriggan

Balbriggan needs a Task Force to respond to economic crisis. The failure of our public services to deliver in Balbriggan, should mean Balbriggan be designated an area of social and economic disadvantage.

More investment, not less is needed for Dublin Bus

Up to 200 bus drivers are to loose their jobs and up to 170 of the Bus Eireann fleet are being taken off the road.  It is all in the name of balancing the books, yet Dublin Bus receives one of the lowest subsidies of any public transport fleet in any European country.