City Councillors elect new Mayor
Fine Gael Councillor Padraig Conneely has been elected Mayor of Galway City.
Galway Bay fm newsroom - Councillor Conneely and Councillor Colette Connolly were both nominated for the office at City Hall last evening, and Councillor Conneely was elected by 9 votes to 5.
This will be his second term in office, having been City Mayor in 2008-2009.
Councillor Peter Keane was unaminously elected Deputy Mayor.