County council

Kerry County Council

Comhairle Contae Chiarraí

Seats: 33
County: Kerry
Local electoral areas: 6

Council website

Local electoral areas

CastleislandCharlie Farrelly · Fionnán Fitzgerald · Jackie Healy-Rae · Bobby O'Connell4 seats
Corca DhuibhneRobert Brosnan · Breandán Fitzgerald · Tommy Griffin3 seats
KenmareTommy Cahill · Podge Foley · Johnny Healy-Rae · Dan McCarthy · Norma Moriarty · Teddy O'Sullivan Casey6 seats
KillarneyBrendan Cronin · Martin Grady · Maura Healy-Rae · Niall Kelleher · Marie Moloney · Niall O'Callaghan · John O'Donoghue7 seats
ListowelTom Barry · Michael Foley · Aoife Kennelly · Michael Leane · Jimmy Moloney · Liam "Speedy" Nolan6 seats
TraleeAngie Baily · Paul Daly · Deirdre Ferris · Sam Locke · Terry O'Brien · Anne O'Sullivan · Mikey Sheehy7 seats

Party composition

Independent11
Fianna Fáil9
Fine Gael6
Sinn Féin4
Labour Party2
Kerry Independent Alliance1

33 of 33 seats filled as of 4 November 2026.

Changes since June 2024

28 Apr 2025Aoife Kennelly (Fine Gael, Listowel) co-opted, replacing Mike Kennelly. Source
February 2025Mike Kennelly (Fine Gael, Listowel) left the council — elected to Seanad Éireann. Replaced by Aoife Kennelly. Source
17 Dec 2024Tommy Cahill (Fianna Fáil, Kenmare) co-opted, replacing Michael Cahill. Source
November 2024Michael Cahill (Fianna Fáil, Kenmare) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Tommy Cahill. Source

Votes

26 named votes from 13 meetings of Kerry County Council between 2 October 2024 and 20 July 2026, each linked to the page of the minutes it comes from. Most council decisions are made without a named vote, and not every meeting’s minutes have been read yet.

All council votes

Roster checked on 4 November 2026. Sources: Kerry County Council — Councillors by municipal district, 2024 Kerry County Council election (Wikipedia), Kerry County Council (Wikipedia) — co-options table, Radio Kerry — Tommy Cahill co-opted (17 Dec 2024), Radio Kerry — Aoife Kennelly officially co-opted (28 Apr 2025).