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This is a list of mayors of Waterford.
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This is a list of mayors of Waterford.
The mayor of Waterford wears a traditional gold chain during official duties.
The links on the chain commemorate individual past mayors, though the families of the mayors themselves are responsible for providing each link. Thus the number of links is far less than the total number of past mayors. Links may be added retroactively, usually by the descendants of past mayors.
Mayors are listed by year. Sources (Years 1377–1891), [1] (Other years). [2]
Charter was revoked between the years 1495 to 1509 inclusive for an unknown reason.
In 2014, Waterford City and County Council was formed by the merger of Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council by the Local Government Reform Act 2014. [6] The merged council then had a Mayor for the city and county. [7] [8]
| Year | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 2014 [9] | James Tobin |
| 2015 [10] | John Cummins |
| 2016 [11] | Adam Wyse |
| 2017 [12] | Pat Nugent |
| 2018 [13] | Declan Doocey |
| 2019 | John Pratt |
| 2020 | Damien Geoghegan |
| 2021 | Joe Kelly |
| 2022 | John O'Leary |
| 2023 | Joe Conway |
| 2024 | Jason Murphy |
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