OUGHTERARD'S TOM WELBY NEW MAYOR OF COUNTY GALWAY

Date Published: 11-Jun-2012

Independent councillor Tom Welby from Oughterard is the new Mayor of county Galway.

Councillor Welby has been elected to the position unopposed at a specially convened meeting of the county council this afternoon.

Under the technical coalition pact between Fine Gael and the independents Councillor Jim Cuddy proposed cllr Welby for the position, and Cllr Tim Broderick seconded.

Tom's wife Bernie, daughters Louize and Sharon, brothers Matt and Mike as well as aunts and uncles were in the chamber for the announcement along with his former PD colleagues city councillors Donal Lyons and Terry O'Flaherty.