Mountshannon Community Council

The Mountshannon Community Council are a democratically elected volunteer group that meet fortnightly. They address some of the issues of concern to the local community, manage such things as the direction of the local FAS team, over seeing the establishment of the annual Tidy Towns Committee and most recently the construction of a new Child care facility at the Iniscealtra National School and are working on a new Playground in the environs of the Aistear park.

The current office body are

Paul Bugler - Chair
Ciarán Dooley - Vice Chair
Una Dooley - Secretary
Stewart Barrett - Treasure
John Tiernan - PRO

And Committee

Clíodhna Donnellen
Josephine Loyns
Geraldine Minogue
Jane Murry

There is a wide variety in age and experience on our new committee. We look forward to working as a group over the next four years representing the community and its people. Work is currently being planed and the council have met on five occasions since the New Year.
Issues of concern and projects for the future can be brought to any member for discussion at future meetings. This elected office will bring the community council to its 20th anniversary a notable achievement for any voluntary activity

Up coming events

Next Committee meeting will be held on xx/xx/xxxx
Next event will be held on xx/xx/xxxx

Here is a listing of previous council members:

2002 - 2006
Paul Bugler
John Allen
Pat Donnellan
Gerty Glennon
Una Dooley
Mary Muggivan
Michelle Hogan
Mark Wilson
Paul Bugler
Marcella Cahill
Mary Moloney
Tom MacNamara
Liam Waterstone
John Tiernan

1998 - 2002
Paul Bugler M.C.C. (Chairperson)
Geraldine O'Brien
Kevin Chesser (P.R.O.)
Caimin Waterstone (Treasurer)
Mary Moloney (Vice Chairperson)
Tom McNamara
Pat Donnellan (Hon. President)
Mary Muggivan
Gertrude Glennon (Secretary)
Mary Flanagan
Marcella Cahill
Karl Apsel (Treasurer)

1994 - 1998
Paddy Bugler M.C.C. (R.I.P.)
Pat Donnellan
Liam Flannery
Una Hogan
Seamus Bugler
Thomas Bottcher
Marcella Cahill
Paul Bugler
Noel Hogan
Joe Duffy
Francis Muggivan

1991 - 1994
Norbert Rissling
Lourda O'Rourke
Winifred Shanahan
Eva Hickey
Liam Waterstone
Paddy Bugler M.C.C. (R.I.P.)
Carmel McNamara
Marcella Cahill
Tom McNamara
Pat Donnellan
Patrick Bugler
Liam Perrill (co-opted)
Carol O'Rourke (co-opted)

Other Organisations

Iniscealtra Community Development Ltd.
was founded in 1995 specifically for the development of Aistear Iniscealtra. The members were drawn from the Community Council with two representatives from Clare County Council.

Paddy Bugler M.C.C. (R.I.P.)
Joe Duffy
Tom McNamara
Paul Bugler M.C.C.
Pat Donnellan
Mary Flanagan
Pauline Madden
Kevin Chesser
Ciaran Lynch (Clare County Council)
Nora Kaye (Clare County Council)

The Environmental Group monitored the applications which were made to Clare County Council for housing developments in the field.
Michael O'Rourke
Tony Turner
Tess Lyons (R.I.P.)
Pat Donnellan
Noel Lyons
Carol O'Rourke
Margaret Sammons (R.I.P.)

FAS Members
The numbers working on the FAS C.E.P. (Now called C.E.S.) have grown over the years under the supervision of Tom McNamara. The following people have been engaged in the many developments, both social and environmental since the Aistear Iniscealtra became community owned in 1995.

Aidan Hickey
Tom Joe Malone
John O'Connell
Teresa Woods
Terry McGowan
Aidan Agnew
Vera O'Sullivan
James Benham
John McTiernan
Liam Glass
Norbert Rissling
Nancy Starr
Teresa Mooney
Martina Woods
William Tiernan
Rick Zevering
Vincent O'Brien
Karl Leech
John Townsned
Frances Ryan
Peter Flanagan
Fran Mooney

Pat Murray
Louise Moore
Jane Glennon
Dominic Butler
Liam Perrill
Marian Lyons
John McGowan
Josie Scholman
Michael Woods
Joe Burke
John Jones
J.J. Lyons
Shevaun O'Connor
Paul Bowers
Liam Jones
Tom Harford
Caroline Woods
Michael Madden
James Leonard
Eamon Madden
Deirdre Bugler

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