# Tipperary County Council

Tipperary County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Thiobraid Árann) is the local authority of County Tipperary, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 40 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a chief executive, Joe MacGrath. The administrative centres are Nenagh and Clonmel.

## Establishment

Tipperary County Council was established on 1 June 2014 and came into operation after the 2014 local elections, as a successor to North Tipperary County Council and South Tipperary County Council under the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014. On the same date, the town councils of Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Nenagh, Templemore, Tipperary and Thurles and the borough council of Clonmel were dissolved and their functions were transferred to Tipperary County Council. The council has 40 members. This is a reduction from the combined total of its predecessor councils (21 in North Tipperary and 26 in South Tipperary).

## Regional Assembly

Tipperary County Council has three representatives on the Southern Regional Assembly who are part of the Mid-West Strategic Planning Area Committee.

## Elections

Members of Tipperary County Council are elected for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).
| Year | | FG | | FF | | SF | | Lab | | WUA | | Ind | Total |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 40 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 40 |

## Local electoral areas and municipal districts

County Tipperary is divided into LEAs, defined by electoral divisions, and into borough and municipal districts for the purposes of local exercising of the powers of the local authority. The municipal district which contains the administrative area of the former borough of Clonmel is referred to as a Borough District.
| Municipal District | LEA | Definition | Seats |
| Borough District of Clonmel | Clonmel | Ballyclerahan, Clonmel East Urban, Clonmel Rural, Clonmel West Urban, Colman, Graigue (in the former Rural District of Cashel), Inishlounaght, Kilcash, Killaloan, Kilsheelan, Kiltinan, Lisronagh and Tullamain. | 6 |
| Tipperary–Cahir–Cashel | Cahir | Ardfinnan, Ballybacon, Ballyporeen, Burncourt, Caher, Clogheen, Coolagarranroe, Derrygrath, Kilcommon, Kilcoran, Killadriffe, Knockgraffon, Mortlestown, Newcastle, Tubbrid, Tullaghmelan and Tullaghorton | 4 |
| Tipperary–Cahir–Cashel | Cashel–Tipperary | Ardmayle, Ballycarron, Ballygriffin, Ballykisteen, Bansha, Bruis, Cappagh, Cashel Rural, Cashel Urban, Clonbeg, Clonoulty East, Clonoulty West, Cullen, Curraheen, Donohill, Drumwood, Emly, Glengar, Golden, Kilfeakle, Killeenasteena, Kilmucklin, Kilpatrick, Lattin, Nodstown, Oughterleague, Rathlynin, Rodus, Shronell, Solloghodbeg, Templeneiry, Thomastown, Tipperary East Urban, Tipperary Rural and Tipperary West Urban. | 7 |
| Carrick-on-Suir | Carrick-on-Suir | Anner, Ardsallagh, Ballingarry (in the former Rural District of Slieveardagh), Ballyphilip, Ballysheehan, Carrickbeg Urban, Carrick-on-Suir Rural, Carrick-on-Suir Urban, Cloneen, Cooleagh, Crohane, Drangan, Farranrory, Fethard, Garrangibbon, Graystown, Killenaule, Kilmurry, Kilvemnon, Magorban, Modeshil, Mullinahone, New Birmingham, Newtown, Peppardstown and Poyntstown. | 5 |
| Nenagh | Nenagh | Aglishcloghane, Ardcrony, Ballingarry (in the former Rural District of Borrisokane), Ballygibbon, Ballylusky, Ballymackey, Borrisokane, Carrig, Cloghjordan, Cloghprior, Clohaskin, Finnoe, Graigue (in the former Rural District of Borrisokane), Kilbarron, Knigh, Lorrha East, Lorrha West, Mertonhall, Monsea, Nenagh East Urban, Nenagh Rural, Nenagh West Urban, Rathcabban, Redwood, Riverstown, Terryglass and Uskane. | 5 |
| Nenagh | Newport | Abington, Ballina, Ballynaclogh, Birdhill, Burgesbeg, Carrigatogher, Castletown, Derrycastle, Dolla, Foilnaman, Greenhall, Kilcomenty, Kilkeary, Killoscully, Kilmore, Kilnaneave, Kilnarath, Lackagh, Newport, Templederry and Youghalarra. | 4 |
| Thurles | Thurles | Ballycahill, Ballymurreen, Buolick, Clogher, Fennor, Gaile, Gortkelly, Holycross, Inch, Kilcooly, Kilrush, Littleton, Longfordpass, Moyaliff, Moycarky, Rahelty, Thurles Rural, Thurles Urban, Two-Mile-Borris and Upperchurch. | 5 |
| Thurles | Roscrea–Templemore | Aghnameadle, Borrisnafarney, Borrisnoe, Borrisoleigh, Bourney East, Bourney West, Drom, Glenkeen, Killavinoge, Killea, Latteragh, Loughmore, Moyne, Rathnaveoge, Roscrea, Templemore, Templetouhy and Timoney. | 4 |

## Councillors

The following were elected at the 2024 Tipperary County Council election.

### 2024 seats summary

| Party | Seats |
| Fianna Fáil | 10 |
| Fine Gael | 10 |
| Labour | 3 |
| Sinn Féin | 2 |
| Workers and Unemployed | 1 |
| Independent | 14 |

### Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.
Council members from 2024 election :
| Local electoral area | Name | Party |
| Cahir | Máirín McGrath | Independent |
| Cahir | Andy Moloney | Independent |
| Cahir | Marie Murphy | Fine Gael |
| Cahir | Micheál Anglim | Fianna Fáil |
| Carrick-on-Suir | Imelda Goldsboro | Fianna Fáil |
| Carrick-on-Suir | David Dunne | Sinn Féin |
| Carrick-on-Suir | Michael Brennan | Labour |
| Carrick-on-Suir | Kieran Bourke | Fianna Fáil |
| Carrick-on-Suir | Mark Fitzgerald | Fine Gael |
| Cashel–Tipperary | John O'Heney | Independent |
| Cashel–Tipperary | Declan Burgess | Fine Gael |
| Cashel–Tipperary | Liam Browne | Independent |
| Cashel–Tipperary | Roger Kennedy | Fianna Fáil |
| Cashel–Tipperary | Mary Hanna Hourigan | Fine Gael |
| Cashel–Tipperary | John Crosse | Fine Gael |
| Cashel–Tipperary | Annemarie Ryan | Sinn Féin |
| Clonmel | Michael Murphy | Fine Gael |
| Clonmel | Pat English | Workers and Unemployed |
| Clonmel | Siobhán Ambrose | Fianna Fáil |
| Clonmel | John FitzGerald | Fine Gael |
| Clonmel | Richie Molloy | Independent |
| Clonmel | Niall Dennehy | Independent |
| Nenagh | Joe Hannigan | Independent |
| Nenagh | Michael O'Meara | Independent |
| Nenagh | Ryan O'Meara | Fianna Fáil |
| Nenagh | Séamus Morris | Independent |
| Nenagh | Louise Morgan Walsh | Labour |
| Newport | Fiona Bonfield | Labour |
| Newport | Pamela Quirke O'Meara | Independent |
| Newport | Phyll Bugler | Fine Gael |
| Newport | John Carroll | Fianna Fáil |
| Roscrea–Templemore | Michael Smith | Fianna Fáil |
| Roscrea–Templemore | Shane Lee | Independent |
| Roscrea–Templemore | Eddie Moran | Independent |
| Roscrea–Templemore | William Kennedy | Fine Gael |
| Thurles | Jim Ryan | Independent |
| Thurles | Micheál Lowry | Independent |
| Thurles | Seán Ryan | Fianna Fáil |
| Thurles | Kay Cahill Skehan | Fianna Fáil |
| Thurles | Peggy Ryan | Fine Gael |

#### Notes

* 1 2 3 Replaced during term, see table below for details.

#### Co-options

| Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee |
| Fianna Fáil | Ryan O'Meara | Nenagh | Elected to the 34th Dáil at the 2024 general election | 19 December 2024 | JP O'Meara |
| Fine Gael | Michael Murphy | Clonmel | Elected to the 34th Dáil at the 2024 general election | 19 December 2024 | Tom Acheson |
| Fianna Fáil | Imelda Goldsboro | Carrick-on-Suir | Nominated to the 27th Seanad | 10 March 2025 | Amy Goldsboro |