Athlone area councillor is new Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council

South Roscommon councillor Laurence Fallon (pictured) is the new Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council.

Cllr Fallon from Rahara was elected to the position at the council's annual general meeting this afternoon.

Fallon is one of nine independent councillors on the local authority. He defeated another independent councillor Anthony Waldron by ten votes to eight today.

Fallon was supported by the Fianna Fail and Fine Gael members and by fellow independent Cllr Tom Crosby, who proposed his nomination. Fallon was seconded by Cllr Orla Leyden.

Cllr Fallon was elected from the Athlone electoral area in the 2019 local elections and is one of six councillors from this area.