Fianna Fáil councillors in plea for colleague to stay on as party chairman

FIANNA Fáil elected members have appealed to a colleague to remain as their leader within Limerick County Council after a “stormy” emergency meeting.

The meeting was convened following Councillor Kevin Sheahan’s threat that he was not prepared to act as the party’s chairman in the council chamber, after he lost his directorship on Shannon Foynes Port Company.

His brother-in-law, Fine Gael councillor David Naughton, replaced Mr Sheahan as a port company director after three FF members failed to turn up for a county council vote.