Local elections have been held in Ireland since 1899 and during March, City Hall will host an exhibition on local elections over the past 110 years.
The Local Government Act 1898 gave many Irish people their first opportunity to have a say in local government. On April 22 1899 many of the newly formed councils met for the first time and passed resolutions calling for home rule. After the local elections in 1920 the new councils resolved to declare their support for the newly formed Dáil Éireann.
The exhibition, produced by the Local Authority Archivists Group, features archives from local authority collections around the country and offers an opportunity to assess the history and impact that local elections have had in Ireland.
This exhibition has been funded by the Local Authorities and the Heritage Council and will be open to the public at Galway City Council during March.
