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County councils were created by the Local Government Act 1888 ( 51 & 52 Vict. c. 41), largely taking over the administrative functions of the unelected county courts of quarter sessions. [7] County councils consisted of councillors, directly elected by the electorate; and county aldermen, chosen by the council itself.
Function. Ballast is any material used for stabilisation. In Wexford, sand was used to balance ships and boats that had offloaded their cargo. [2] In the 19th Century, Wexford Harbour was a busy port with ships predominantly depositing cargoes of coal. In 1837, of the 583 vessels came into the port, most carried coal or timber.
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Wexford constituency in Ireland on Friday, 29 November 2019, to fill the vacancy left by the election of Independents 4 Change TD Mick Wallace to the European Parliament . It was held on the same day as three other by-elections in Cork North-Central, Dublin Fingal and Dublin Mid-West. [1]
TBD. An election to all 29 seats on Louth County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Louth was divided into 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Nell Ryan. Ellen Ryan (5 July 1881 – 8 December 1959) was an Irish nationalist, Cumann na mBan organiser and County Councillor. She was a member of the republican Ryan family of Tomcoole. Despite not being involved in the 1916 Rising, she was arrested and imprisoned. On release she joined Sinn Féin and was a regional organiser for Cumann na ...
The Municipal Corporations Act (Ireland) 1840 ( 3 & 4 Vict. c. 108), An Act for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in Ireland, was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 10 August 1840. It was one of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Acts 1840 to 1888. [2]
Agnes McCullough (sister) Nell Ryan (sister) Mary Josephine Ryan (29 December 1884 – 16 April 1977) was an Irish Nationalist. A member of Cumann na mBan and the honorary secretary of the executive committee, she took part in the 1916 Easter Rising and the War of Independence .
The county council, as landlord of a halting site, is obliged to follow up on complaints. County Councils can respond to anti-social behaviour by imposing penalties. If a tenant is evicted from their accommodation due to anti-social behaviour, they are deemed homeless. Consequently, they may not be provided with another home by the County Council.