County council

Offaly County Council

Comhairle Chontae Uíbh Fhailí

Seats: 19
County: Offaly
Local electoral areas: 3

Council website Meetings and minutes

Local electoral areas

BirrEleanor Clendennen · Hugh Egan · Audrey Hennessy-Kennedy · John Leahy · Sean Maher · Peter Ormond6 seats
EdenderryNoel Cribbin · Eddie Fitzpatrick · Fergus McDonnell · Claire Murray · Claire Murray-Smale · Liam Quinn6 seats
TullamoreOliver Bryant · Neil Feighery · Declan Harvey · Aoife Masterson · Frank Moran · Shane Murray · Sean O'Brien7 seats

Party composition

Fianna Fáil7
Fine Gael5
Independent3
Sinn Féin3
Independent Ireland1

19 of 19 seats filled as of 4 November 2026.

Changes since June 2024

16 Dec 2024Eleanor Clendennen (Fine Gael, Birr) co-opted, replacing John Clendennen. Source
16 Dec 2024Shane Murray (Fianna Fáil, Tullamore) co-opted, replacing Tony McCormack. Source
November 2024John Clendennen (Fine Gael, Birr) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Eleanor Clendennen. Source
November 2024Tony McCormack (Fianna Fáil, Tullamore) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Shane Murray. Source

Votes

18 named votes from 5 meetings of Offaly County Council between 21 June 2024 and 15 June 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. Most decisions are agreed without a vote. A few unanimous votes are recorded without naming who was present, so they are not shown.

All council votes

Roster checked on 4 November 2026. Sources: Offaly County Council — Your councillors, Offaly County Council — Birr, Edenderry and Tullamore municipal district councillor pages, 2024 Offaly County Council election (Wikipedia), Offaly County Council (Wikipedia), Co-options and changes since the 2024 local elections (Adrian Kavanagh, updated 28 October 2026).