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Cllr Rob Power took over from outgoing Mayor Cllr Kevin Duffy / PHOTO: @ChrisPenderKE
Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District Committee today appointed Councillor Robert Power as Mayor or Cathaoirleach of the District.
Cllr Power succeeded the outgoing Mayor, Cllr Kevin Duffy whose one-year term has finished.
At the Municipal District's annual meeting in Arás Chill Dara in Naas, Councillor Chris Pender was also elected Deputy Mayor.
Cllr Pender said: "I look forward to working with Rob and our other Municipal District colleagues to progress projects across the Municipal District."
A Council spokesperson said: "The appointment of the new Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the Kildare Newbridge Municipal District Committee took place at the first hybrid (in-person and remote elected member attendance) meeting of a Municipal District committee in Kildare."
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