The annual meeting of the newly elected councillors was held today in the Council Chamber, Clonmel. Councillor Michael Murphy was elected as Cathaoirleach and Councillor Seamus Hanafin was elected as Leas Chathaoirleach
Tipperary County Archives holds the minute books of Clonmel Town Council from 1687. They are a unique and intriguing record of both the time and the place. The Corporation of Clonmel in the modern sense came into being with the governing charter of James I in 1608 and the minute books of this jurisdiction record the town’s administrative history.