Mayor of Kilkenny explained

The Mayor of Kilkenny (Irish: Cathaoirleach[1]) is an honorific title used by the head of Kilkenny Borough Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Kilkenny in the Republic of Ireland. The office was established in the 16th century and had significant powers. The office was all but abolished under the Local Government Act 2001. All that remains of the office, per section 11 of the Act is a symbolic role: "Subject to this Act, royal charters and letters patent relating to local authorities shall continue to apply for ceremonial and related purposes in accordance with local civic tradition but shall otherwise cease to have effect.". The Act goes on to state the chairman of the Council must be styled the Cathaoirleach and that "Any reference in any other enactment to the lord mayor, mayor, chairman, deputy lord mayor, deputy mayor or vice-chairman or cognate words shall, where the context so requires, be read as a reference to the Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach or other title standing for the time being." (section 31 (3)).

History of the office

Kilkenny's first Council was elected in 1231 and since then Kilkenny has had a continuous record of municipal government. From the 13th century to the end of the 16th the chief magistrate was known as the Sovereign, and since then Mayor. The Cathaoirleach for the civic year 2012/2013 was Councillor Sean O' hArgain.[2] [3] John Coonan was elected Mayor in 2020, succeeding Martin Brett.[4]

List of sovereigns

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List of mayors since 1609

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Notes

  1. pronunciation: http://forvo.com/word/cathaoirleach/
  2. News: Ó hArgáin seeks to regain Kilkenny city seat for Labour. Sean. Keane. 29 November 2018. Kilkenny People. 17 October 2020. 30 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181130131929/https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/home/350688/o-hargain-seeks-to-regain-kilkenny-city-seat-for-labour.html. live.
  3. Web site: New Mayor Kilkenny . June 2009 . Kilkenny Borough Council . 2 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119072800/http://kilkennycity.kilkenny.ie/eng/Publications/Press_Releases/New%20Mayor%20Kilkenny.html . 19 November 2007 .
  4. News: New Mayor of Kilkenny elected this morning . Kilkenny People . 17 October 2020 . 30 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200630112912/https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/home/549997/breaking-new-mayor-of-kilkenny-elected-this-morning.html . live .
  5. Patterson . Tony . Sovereigns of the city of Kilkenny, 1282-1608 . . 2001 . 29ff.
  6. Murphy . Claire . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 15 . 27 December 2020.
  7. Murphy . Claire . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 17.
  8. Murphy . Claire . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 17.
  9. Murphy . Claire . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 17.
  10. Murphy . Claire . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 17.
  11. Murphy . Claire . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . . 1954 . 4.
  12. Patterson . Tony . Mayors of the city of Kilkenny, 1609-2002 . . 2002 . 93ff.
  13. Murphy . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 12.
  14. Murphy . Claire . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 17.
  15. Murphy . Claire . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 17.
  16. Murphy . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 8–10.
  17. Murphy . Claire . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 16 .
  18. Murphy . Claire . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 16 .
  19. Murphy . Claire . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 17.
  20. Murphy . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 13.
  21. Murphy . The Ten Civic Families of Kilkenny . Old Kilkenny Review . 1954 . 12.
  22. Web site: The Sovereigns and Mayors of Kilkenny 1282-2003 . kilkennycity.ie . 25 December 2020 . 3 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201203125412/http://www.kilkennycity.ie/Your_Council/The_Sovereigns_and_Mayors_of_Kilkenny_1282-2003/ . live .
  23. Web site: Municipal District of Kilkenny City Meetings 2016 . Kilkenny County Council . 26 December 2020 . 9 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200909133441/https://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Your_Council/Council_Meetings/Municipal-Districts/Municipal-District-of-Kilkenny-City/2016/ . live .
  24. Web site: Municipal District of Kilkenny City Meetings 2017 . Kilkenny County Council . 26 December 2020 . 9 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200909133348/https://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Your_Council/Council_Meetings/Municipal-Districts/Municipal-District-of-Kilkenny-City/2017/ . live .
  25. Web site: Municipal District of Kilkenny City Meetings 2018 . Kilkenny County Council . 26 December 2020 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602110634/https://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Your_Council/Council_Meetings/Municipal-Districts/Municipal-District-of-Kilkenny-City/2018/ . live .
  26. Web site: The Mayor of Kilkenny makes the case for an exciting new city walking trail . kilkennypeople.ie . 22 July 2024.

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