The new Cathaoirleach of County Galway is Athenry/Oranmore area Fine Gael councillor David Collins from Turloughmore
Cllr Collins was elected at County Hall in the last few minutes and it will be his first time in the top position succeeding Fianna Fáil's Martina Kinnane under a five-year pact agreed after last year's local elections.
Fianna Fáil's Mary Hoade is Leas-Cathaoirleach
Cathaoirleach Collins has been speaking to our reporter David Nevin who first asked him how it felt to be elected to the office
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