Senator Sharon Keogan is to nominate her
sister as her replacement on Meath County Council when the council meets next
Monday (June 8).
Geraldine Keogan, a self-employed IT
specialist, is expected to get the support of the majority of councillors for
the co-option and will sit as an independent. The vacancy on the county council arose when Senator Keogan, who spent
the last six years as a councillor for the Laytown-Bettystown Municipal
District, was elected to the Senate earlier this year.
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| Senator Sharon Keogan (centre) with her sister Geraldine (left) and Cllr Amanda Smith. |
She had already won council seats in two
areas, including Ashbourne and Laytown-Bettystown when she contested last
year’s local elections as an independent candidate. While Senator Keogan opted
to continue to represent Laytown-Bettystown, Councillor Amanda Smith was co-opted
to the Ashbourne seat.
Announcing the choice of her sister for the
council vacancy, Senator Keogan said that she was proud to have served the
people of Meath as a councillor and added that it had been very fulfilling for
her. She had started her work as an independent councillor in 2014 and would
continue to service and nurture the community with two full-time offices in
Duleek and Stamullen. She said that she had spoken to a number of community
activists about taking on the role as her replacement on the county council but
unfortunately no one had the time to commit to it. It was important to her that
whoever she co-opted would be committed and be there when people needed
them. Her sister was a workaholic like herself
an she had no doubt that the people she represented would be well looked after.
The other vacancy on the council, created
by the election of Cllr Annie Hoey to the Senate, is expected to be filled by
Elaine McGinty who represents the Labout Party.
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