Offaly County Council · Special Meeting of Offaly County Council, 22 September 2025 · 22 September 2025
A vote on a counter-motion that Offaly County Council not nominate a candidate for the presidential election. It was taken before a motion to nominate Gareth Sheridan, and a Tá vote was against nominating anyone.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
Offaly County Council would not nominate a candidate for the Presidential Election
Proposed by Cllr. Liam Quinn; seconded by Cllr. Noel Cribbin.
The minutes record: As the counter- motion vote was carried by 11 votes to 5 votes, no vote was required for the original motion submitted.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Gael | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.