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Halpenny elected new Louth County Board chairman

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New County Board chairman Des Halpenny

New County Board chairman Des Halpenny

Des Halpenny was last night elected the new chairman of the Louth County Board at its annual convention in The Fairways Hotel.

The John Mitchels clubman, who has served as secretary for the past five years, won the vote to succeed Padraig O’Connor after pipping outgoing vice chairman Declan Byrne 95-25.

Meanwhile, Clan na Gael’s Fra Kieran was elected the new County Board secretary on the night after defeating Bob Doheny by 68 votes to 53, with the latter later being returned to his outgoing position of PRO.

The new make up of the County Board is as follows:

  • Chairman: Des Halpenny (John Mitchels)
  • Vice chairman: Peter Moore (O Raghallaigh’s)
  • Secretary: Fra Kieran (Clan na Gael)
  • Assistant Secretary: Sean Carroll (St Mary’s)
  • Treasurer: Aidan Berrill (Naomh Mairtin)
  • PRO: Bob Doheny (St Kevin’s)
  • Coaching Officer: John Grogan (St Patrick’s)
  • Development Officer: Tomás O hEocaidh (Oliver Plunketts)
  • Central Council delegate: Paddy Oliver (St Patrick’s)
  • Leinster Council delegates: Paddy McMahon (Sean O’Mahony’s) and Padraig O’Connor (St Patrick’s)
  • Children’s Officer: Stephen O’Connor (St Patrick’s)
  • Delegates to Leinster Convention: Des Halpenny (John Mitchels), Declan Byrne (O’Connells), Bob Doheny (St Kevin’s), AN Other (to be elected in January)
  • Delegates to Congress: Aidan Berrill (Naomh Mairtin), David Rogers (St Kevin’s)

Malone calls for lowering of rates in Dundalk

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Paddy Malone

Paddy Malone

Dundalk Chamber of Commerce PRO Paddy Malone has called on the local authority to lower the cost of rates in the area.

Mr Malone made his comments in the wake of the government’s announcement that it was accepting a proposal that arrears of rates will not be attached to new tenants.

Welcoming the decision, the Blackrock man said this would speed up the transfer of buildings and therefore reduce vacancies.

However, he says in order for real gains to be seen the council must address the rates charge.

He said that in the last few years rents have fallen by between 40% and 50% in some cases and that rates needed to follow suit.

While he said it was “commendable” that the local authority had dropped rates by up to 10% in recent years, they needed to fall more to bring Dundalk in line with Newry, which it was directly competing against at all times.