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The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the Cathaoirleach of Galway City Council. The council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area of the city of Galway which is the largest city in the province of Connacht, in Ireland. The current mayor is Mike Cubbard, independent.

Mayor of Galway
Méara Chathair na Gaillimhe
Incumbent
Mike Cubbard (Ind)
since June 2025
AppointerGalway City Council
Term length1 year
Inaugural holderPeirce Lynch
Formation1485
Salary€20,000[1]
Websitegalwaycity.ie

Election to the office

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The Mayor is elected to office annually by Councillors of Galway City Council from amongst its members. There is no popular vote. Up to 1841, Mayors were elected in August and took office in September. There was a strong tradition of festivities to mark this start of a new municipal year. Current practice is for the term of office to begin in June with the former Mayor presenting the Chain of Office to the incoming Mayor, thus formally inaugurating a new term. The process is repeated the following June, unless the same person is given a second consecutive term.

History of the office

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Patrick D. Ryan in mayoral robes alongside President Kennedy in June 1963

Prior to the creation of the mayoralty, the town of Galway was ruled by a Provost or Sovereign who was appointed by the Earl of Ulster. After the murder of the 3rd Earl in June 1333, the town was under the control of successive members of the Clanricarde line of the House of Burke. This situation lasted until well into the 15th century. However, charters from Richard II (in 1396) and Edward IV (in 1464) gave the citizens of the town semi-independence from the Clanricardes.

The office of mayor established by a royal charter issued by Richard III in December 1484 at the solicitation of merchants from the city's leading families, known as the Tribes of Galway. Although it survived the turbulent 17th century, the corruption of the office led to its disestablishment in 1841. Galway became an urban district in 1899. In 1937 the city regained its corporation status and the office of Mayor was re-installed.

Under section 11 of the Local Government Act 2001, the role is symbolic: "Subject to this Act, royal charters and letters patent relating to local authorities shall continue to apply for ceremonial and related purposes in accordance with local civic tradition but shall otherwise cease to have effect". The Act states the chairman of the Council must be styled the Cathaoirleach and that "Any reference in any other enactment to the lord mayor, mayor, chairman, deputy lord mayor, deputy mayor or vice-chairman or cognate words shall, where the context so requires, be read as a reference to the Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach or other title standing for the time being." (section 31 (3)).

Early leaders (pre-1485)

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Year Name Office
1270 Thomas de Lynch Provost
1272–1275 Stephen Annery Collector of the Murage
1272–1275 Adam Albus Collector of the Murage
1278–1280 Robert Bayon Collector of the Murage
1280 William O'Ciorovane Sovereign
1306 Cruchus Delaps Farmer of the New Customs
1306 Simon Long Collector of the Customs
1306 Thomas Sage Collector of the Customs
1306–1307 Thomas Dolfyn Collector of the Customs
1310 Andrew Gerard of Florence Keeper of the Customs
1312 Nicholas Mor Lynch, the Black Marshall Marshal
1353 Stepehn Penrise Provost
1353+ Stepehn Penrise Bailiff & Collector of the New Customs
1375 Bishop Stephen de Valle Collector of the Customs of the Port
1376–1377 Nicholas Calf Deputy Collector of the Customs of the Port
1378 Richard Scared Provost
?–1385 Thomas Alwyne Seneschal and Receiver
1434 Edmund Lynch Sovereign
1443 Edmund Lynch Sovereign
1443 Robert Lynch Provost
1443–1444 Henry Lynch,
ditto. Robert Lynch,
ditto. Thomas O'Tyernay		 Bailiff
1445 Thomas O'Tyernay Bailiff
1448 William Allen, alias Den Provost
1460 William Dubh Lynch fitz James
1461 William Develin Sovereign
1462 William Oge Allen, alias Den Sovereign
1476 Thomas Lynch
1483–1484 William Lynch Sovereign
1484–1485 William Lynch Sovereign
1484–1485 John Lynch fitz Edmond Provost

"Tribes" period (1485–1654)

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From 1485, the title of Mayor of Galway was used.

15th century

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Year Name
1485–1486Peirce Lynch fitz John
1486–1487Dominick Dubh Lynch fitz John
1487–1488John Blake fitz William
1488–1489Geoffrey Lynch
1489–1490John Lynch fitz John
1490–1491Robuck Lynch
1491–1492John Skerrett
1492–1493Thomas Lynch fitz Edmond
1493–1494James Lynch fitz Stephen
1494–1495John Lynch fitz Edmond
1495–1496Thomas Blake
1496–1497Walter Lynch fitz Robert
1497–1498Dominick Dubh Lynch fitz John
1498–1499Andrew Lynch
1499–1500James Lynch fitz Martin

16th century

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Year Name
1500–1501Geoffrey Lynch
1501–1502Robuck Lynch
1502–1504Edmond Deane
1504–1505Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1505–1506Walter Lynch fitz Thomas
1506–1507Thomas Bodkin
1507–1508Arthur Lynch
1508–1509Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1509–1510Stephen Lynch fitz James
1510–1511James Lynch fitz Stephen
1511–1512James Lynch fitz Geoffrey
1512–1513James Lynch fitz Martin
1513–1514Walter Lynch fitz Thomas
1514–1515Stephen Lynch fitz Walter
1515–1516James Lynch fitz Stephen
1516–1517Stephen Lynch fitz James
1517–1518Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1518–1519John Bodkin fitz Richard
1519–1520Wylliam Martin
1520–1522Martin Font
1522–1523Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1523–1524Stephen Lynch fitz James
1524–1525Adam Font
1525–1526Wylliam Martin
1526–1527Rychard Martin
1527–1528William Morris
1528–1529John Lynch fitz Andrew
1529–1530Richard Gare Lynch
1530–1531John Óge Kirwan
1531–1533James Skerrett
1533–1534Richard Blake
1534–1535Thomas Kirwan
1535–1537Rychard Martin
1537–1538Martin Lynch fitz James
1538–1539Seán an tSalainn French
1539–1540Arthur Lynch fitz Andrew and
Arthur French fitz Geoffrey
1540–1541Thomas Lynch
1541–1542Dominick Lynch
1542–1543Henry Joyce
1543–1544Jonathan Lynch
1544–1545Edmund Lynch
1545–1546Thomas Blake
1546–1547Stephen Lynch fitz Arthur
1547–1548Thomas Kirwan
1548–1549Dominick Lynch fitz John
1549–1550Thomas Óge Martyn
1550–1551Richard Kirwan
1551–1552John Óge Lynch
1552–1553John Óge Lynch fitz Stephen
1553–1554Patrick Lynch
1554–1555Nicholas Lynch fitz Stephen
1555–1556Nicholas Blake
1556–1557William Skerrett
1557–1558James Óge Lynch
1558–1559Ambrose Lynch fitz Martin
1559–1560Thomas Blake
1560–1561Stephen Lynch fitz Arthur
1561–1562Nicholas Lynch fitz Stephen
1562–1563Thomas Blake
1563–1564Thomas Óge Martyn
1564–1565Nicholas Blake
1565–1566Peter French fitz Valentine
1566–1567James Kirwan
1567–1568Edmond Kirwan
1568–1569Dominick French
1569–1570Givane Font
1570–1571Denis Kirwan
1571–1572Robuck Lynch
1572–1573John Lynch
1573–1574Pierce Lynch fitz Oliver
1574–1575Andrew Browne and
James Kirwan
1575–1576Dominick Browne
1576–1577Peter French fitz John
1577–1578Pierce Lynch
1578–1579John Blake fitz Richard
1579–1580Martin French
1580–1581Dominick Lynch
1581–1582Peter Lynch fitz Marcus
1582–1583Robuck French fitz John
1583–1584Nicholas French
1584–1585Nicholas Lynch
1585–1586James Lynch fitz Arthur
1586–1587William Óge Martyn
1587–1588John Blake
1588–1589Andrew Morris
1589–1590Richard Browne
1590–1591James Lynch (fitz Ambrose)
1591–1592Ulick Lynch fitz Edmond
1592–1593Valentine French
1593–1594John Martin
1594–1595Rolande Skerrett
1595–1596Marcus Lynch fitz Nicholas
1596–1597Oliver Óge French
1597–1598Anthony Lynch fitz Marcus
1598–1599Nicholas Kirwan fitz Denis
1599–1600Michael Lynch

17th century

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Year Name
1600–1601Francis Martin fitz Thomas
1601–1602Christopher Lynch fitz George
1602–1603James Riabhach Darcy and
Christopher Lynch fitz George
1603–1604Marcus Lynch fitz Stephen
1604–1605Marcus French fitz John
1605–1606John Skerrett fitz William
1606–1607Edmond French fitz Robuck
1607–1608Richard Martin fitz William
1608–1609Stephen Kirwan
1609–1610Oliver Browne and
Ullick Lynch
1610–1611Richard Bodkin
1611–1612Sir Valentine Blake and
Richard Martin fitz William
1612–1613Sir Thomas Rotheram
1613–1614Walter Martyn
1614–1615Nicholas Darcy
1615–1617Pierce Lynch fitz John Óge
1617–1618Francis French fitz Peter
1618–1619Nicholas Lynch fitz George
1619–1620James Darcy fitz James
1620–1621Andrew Lynch fitz John
1621–1622Robert Martin and
Richard Martin fitz William
1622–1623Patrick Martin fitz Walter
1623–1624Marcus Óge French fitz Marcus
1624–1625Robert Blake fitz Walter
1625–1626Thomas Lynch fitz Nicholas
1626–1627James Lynch fitz Martin
1627–1628Sir Richard Blake fitz Richard
1628–1629John Lynch fitz Richard
1629–1630Nicholas Lynch fitz Jonathan
1630–1631Sir Valentine Blake
1631–1632George Martin fitz Walter
1632–1633Geoffrey Martin
1633–1634Patrick French
1634–1635Sir Dominick Browne
1635–1636Nicholas Mór Lynch fitz Marcus
1636–1637Anthony Lynch fitz James
1637–1638Sir Thomas Blake
1638–1639Sir Robuck Lynch
1639–1640John Bodkin fitz Dominick
1640–1641Francis Blake
1641–1642Walter Lynch fitz James
1642–1643Richard Óge Martyn
1643–1644Sir Valentine Blake
1644–1645James Darcy fitz Nicholas
1645–1646Edmond Kirwan fitz Patrick
1646–1647John Blake fitz Nicholas
1647–1648Walter Browne
1648–1649Sir Walter Blake
1649–1650Thomas Lynch fitz Marcus
1650–1651Oliver Óge French
1651–1652Richard Kirwan fitz Thomas
1652–1653Michael Lynch fitz Stephen
1653–1654Martine Lynch fitz Anthony
1654Tomás Lynch fitz Ambrose

Commonwealth and Restoration (1654–1691)

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Year Name
1654Peter Stubbers
1655Humphrey Hurd
1656Paul Dodd
1657Gabriel King
1658Sir Charles Coote
1659John Mathews
1660John Morgan
1661John Eyre
1662Henry Greneway
1663Edward Eyre
1664John Morgan
1665John Spencer (till 1668)
1669John Peters
1670John May
1671Richard Ormsby
1672Gregory Constable (till 1673)
1674Theodore Russell (till 1685)
1686John Kirwan (fitz Stephen) (till 1687)
1688Dominick Browne (till 1689)
1690Alexandar McDonnell
1691Sir Henry Bellasyse

Penal era (1692–1761)

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Year Name
1692–1693Thomas Revett
1694–1695Thomas Simcokes
1696Thomas Cartwright
1697–1698John Gerry
1699Thomas Andrews
1700Richard Browne
1701–1702Thomas Staunton
1703James Ribett Vigie
1704–1705John Eyre
1707Richard Wall
1708John Gibbs
1709Jarvis Hinds
1710–1711Edward Eyre
1712–1713Samuel Eyre
1714–1714Robert Blakeney
1716Robert Coates
1717–1718Mark Wall
1719–1720Samuel Simcockes
1721–1722William Hinde
1723James Ribett Vigie
1724George Gerry
1725George Staunton
1726Charles Gerry
1727Charles Revett
1728Richard Revett
1729John Gibbs
1730John Staunton
1731Walter Taylor
1732Charles Morgan
1733Geoffrey Cooke
1734John Bird
1735Dominick Burke
1736John Staunton
1737Dominick Burke
1738Richard FitzPatrick
1739Henry Ellis
1740Thomas Holland
1741Robert Cooke
1742John Disney
1743Thomas Shaw
1744George Purdon
1745John Mills
1746Croasdile Shaw
1747James O'Hara
1748James Disney
1749John Eyre
1750Francis Annesley
1751James Staunton
1752John Hamlin
1753Ambrose Poole
1754George Eyre Simcocks
1755John Shaw
1756Patrick Blake
1757Robert Cooke
1758Edward Sheilds
1759Croasdaile Shaw
1760Thomas French
1761Charles Revett

Daly regime (1762–1840)

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Year Name
1762–1763Charles Daly
1763–1764Henry Ellis
1764–1765John Eyre
1765–1766James Daly
1766–1767Henry White
1767–1768John Gibson
1768–1769Thomas Taylor
1769–1770Denis Daly
1770–1771Anthony Daly
1772–1773Denis Daly
1774
1775Elias Tankervill
1776George Carter
1777James Shee
1778Denis Daly
1799Peter Daly
1800Hyacinth Daly
1801Peter Daly
1802Hyacinth Daly
1803Denis Bowes Daly
1804James Daly
1805Hyacinth Daly
1806–1807Denis Bowes Daly
1808Hyacinth Daly
1809Denis Bowes Daly
1810James Daly
1811Hyacinth Daly
1812Denis Bowes Daly
1813–1816Hyacinth Daly
1817Parnell Gale
1818–1819James Daly
1820–1822James Hardiman Burke
1823–1824James Daly
1825–1829James Hardiman Burke
1830–1836John Blake
1836–1840Edmond Blake

Mayoralty restored: Mayors since 1937

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Galway Corporation was abolished in 1841 under the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840. It became an urban district under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. It became a borough corporation in 1937.[2]

20th century

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Year Name Party Notes
1937–1950 Joseph J. Costello
1950–1952 Michael O'Flaherty
1952–1953 Michael Lydon Fianna Fáil
1953–1954 Joseph Owens
1954–1960 Peter Greene
1960–1961 James Redington
1961–1962 Fintan Coogan Snr Fine Gael
1962–1963 Patrick D. Ryan
1963–1964 Martin Divilly
1964–1965 Patrick O'Flaherty
1965–1966 Brendan Holland
1966–1967 Brendan Holland
1967–1968 Thomas Tierney
1968–1969 Bobby Molloy Fianna Fáil
1969–1970 Fintan Coogan Snr Fine Gael
1970–1971 Martin Divilly
1971–1972 Mickey Smyth Labour First member of the Labour Party to hold the office
1972–1973 Michéal Ó hUiginn Fianna Fáil
1973–1974 Patrick O'Flaherty
1974–1975 Fintan Coogan Snr Fine Gael
1975–1976 Mary Byrne Fianna Fáil First female mayor
1976–1977 Gerard G. Colgan
1977–1978 Shelia Jordan
1978–1979 John Francis King
1979–1980 Michéal Ó hUiginn Fianna Fáil
1980–1981 Bridie O'Flaherty Fianna Fáil
Jul–Dec 1981 Claude Toft Died in Office
Dec 1981–1982 Michael D. Higgins Labour
1982–1983 Pat McNamara Independent
1983–1984 Michael Leahy Fianna Fáil
1984–1985 Mary Byrne Fianna Fáil
1985–1986 Bridie O'Flaherty Fianna Fáil Joined the Progressive Democrats while mayor
1986–1987 John Mulholland Fine Gael
1987–1988 Martin Connolly Progressive Democrats
1988–1989 Fintan Coogan Jnr Fine Gael
1989–1990 Angela Lupton Fine Gael
1990–1991 Michael D. Higgins Labour
1991–1992 Michael Leahy Fianna Fáil
1992–1993 Pádraic McCormack Fine Gael
1993–1994 Henry O'Connor Fianna Fáil
1994–1995 Fintan Coogan Jnr Fine Gael
1995–1996 Michéal Ó hUiginn Fianna Fáil
1996–1997 John Mulholland Fine Gael
1997–1998 Michael Leahy Fianna Fáil
1998–1999 Angela Lynch-Lupton Fine Gael
1999–2000 Declan McDonnell Progressive Democrats

21st century

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Year Name Party Notes
2000–2001 Martin Quinn Fianna Fáil
2001–2002 Donal Lyons Progressive Democrats
2002–2003 Val Hanley Fianna Fáil
2003–2004 Terry O'Flaherty Progressive Democrats Daughter of former mayor Bridie O'Flaherty
2004–2005 Catherine Connolly Labour
2005–2006 Brian Walsh Fine Gael Youngest recorded Mayor of Galway[3]
2006–2007 Niall Ó Brolcháin Green First member of the Green Party to hold the office
2007–2008 Tom Costello Labour
2008–2009 Pádraig Conneely Fine Gael
2009–2010 Declan McDonnell Independent
2010–2011 Michael Crowe Fianna Fáil
2011–2012 Hildegarde Naughton Fine Gael
2012–2013 Terry O'Flaherty Independent
2013–2014 Pádraig Conneely Fine Gael
2014–2015 Donal Lyons Independent
2015–2016 Frank Fahy Fine Gael
2016–2017 Noel Larkin Independent
2017–2018 Pearce Flannery Fine Gael
2018–2019 Níall McNelis Labour
2019–2021 Mike Cubbard Independent
2021–2022 Colette Connolly Independent
2022–2023 Clodagh Higgins Fine Gael
2023–2024 Eddie Hoare Fine Gael
2024–2025 Peter Keane Fianna Fáil
2025–present Mike Cubbard Independent

Sources

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  • Hardiman, James (1820). History of Galway.
  • Blake, Martin J. (1902). Blake Family Records. Vol. I.

References

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  1. ↑ "What do councillors do?". Galway Independent. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Local Government (Galway) Act 1937, s. 4: Formation of the Borough of Galway (No. 3P of 1937, s. 4). Enacted on 10 June 1937. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 24 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". archives.tcm.ie. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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