Following a meeting earlier today, Mayo County Council says its pleased to announce that the Elected Members unanimously approved the appointment of Mr. Kevin Kelly as Chief Executive of Mayo County Council. 

While no start date is currently confirmed, Mr Kelly is expected to take up his appointment in the near future.

Kevin Kelly replaces Peter Hynes who retired after a decade last year as the CE of the county.

In the intervening months Peter Duggan had been acting CE for the local authority.