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Lalor to stand down from Council
26.03.10
COUNCILLOR Daren Lalor
has announced that he is to stand down from Buncrana
Town Council. Cllr Lalor, a married father of four
young children, took the decision to pursue a new
educational direction in his life.
The English-born councillor was first elected to
Buncrana Town Council in June 2004 and was
re-elected last June. He said he remained "a proud
member of Sinn Féin" but wanted to pursue a new
educational direction in his life at this time".
"It has been a privilege to serve the people of
Buncrana as a Sinn Féin councillor on our town
council. I want to thank all those who have worked
with me and supported me over the last number of
years," said Cllr Lalor last night. |
"Like many living
through this economic crisis, I have reflected on my
professional future over recent times and I have
decided to pursue a new educational direction in my
life. I remain a proud member of the Sinn Féin party
and I offer my full support to the person selected
by my fellow members of Buncrana Sinn Féin to
replace me on the council."
Paying tribute to Cllr Lalor, his Sinn Féin
colleague Cllr Pádraig MacLochlainn said: "Daren is
a man of the highest integrity who will be sorely
missed on council. |
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It has been my
privilege to work alongside him over recent years on
a range of issues. All who know him always remark
that he is a thoroughly decent and hard working
man."
Cllr Lalor was one of the driving forces within the
local Sinn Féin team that brought the Irish-language
secondary school, Choláiste Chineal Eoghain, to
Buncrana.
Cllr MacLochlainn said Cllr Lalor worked in
partnership with community, sporting, youth and
resident groups across Buncrana and delivered on
issues including a youth band competition,
five-a-side tournaments, youth information days, and
the Mill Walk.
"He particularly championed the causes of combating
domestic violence across Inishowen and youth
support. Daren personified, as a councillor,
everything that a republican should be and I am very
proud that he was a Sinn Féin councillor.
"I look forward to working with Daren and the person
selected to replace him on council in building a new
Ireland based on fairness and decency," added Cllr
Lalor. |
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