Michael Crowe (Mayor)
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Michael Crowe, Mayor of Galway
2010-2011.
A native of Bohermore and a member of the well known Crowe family who manage Crowes Bar, Crowe was first elected to Galway City Council in 2004 as an independent. He became a member of Fianna Fáil
in 2006. He was re-elected to the City Council in 2009, his brother Ollie was also successful in those elections. He is the party's first Mayor since the election of Val Hanley
in 2002.
He failed election to the Dáil during the 2007 General Election, receiving almost five thousand first preference votes in Galway West and being deemed not elected on the last count. His 2011 campaign is widely regarded as being a disater with many FF members suggesting Crowe should not have run.
Mayor of Galway
The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the of Galway City Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Galway – the largest city in the province of Connacht, in the Republic of Ireland. The office was originally established by a...
2010-2011.
A native of Bohermore and a member of the well known Crowe family who manage Crowes Bar, Crowe was first elected to Galway City Council in 2004 as an independent. He became a member of Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
in 2006. He was re-elected to the City Council in 2009, his brother Ollie was also successful in those elections. He is the party's first Mayor since the election of Val Hanley
Val Hanley
Val Hanley, Mayor of Galway.A well-known publican and member of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland , Hanley began work with his brothers and uncle in Claregalway in his early twenties. Following this he lived and worked in England for eight years, moving back to Galway in the early 1990s. "There's...
in 2002.
He failed election to the Dáil during the 2007 General Election, receiving almost five thousand first preference votes in Galway West and being deemed not elected on the last count. His 2011 campaign is widely regarded as being a disater with many FF members suggesting Crowe should not have run.
External links
- http://www.galwaynews.ie/13516-bohermore-councillor-new-city-mayor-pact-holds-firm
- http://www.galwayindependent.com/profiles/profiles/michael-crowe-%11-mayor-of-galway-city/
- http://www.michaelcrowe.ie/
- http://www.galwaycity.ie/AllServices/YourCouncil/CouncilMembers/GalwayCityEast/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LEh2J7dAhs