Draft:Cllr Declan Meehan

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Declined by MarcGarver 4 months ago. Last edited by MarcGarver 4 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Please read WP:NPOL. In general, politicians are only considered notable if they have held international, national, or (for countries with federal or similar systems of government) state/province–wide office, or have been members of legislative bodies at those levels. A county council does not meet this definition. MarcGarver (talk) 11:20, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Declan Meehan is an Irish Independent politician and community worker. He is a member of Donegal County Council, representing the Milford Electoral Area and the manager of the Milford and District Resource Centre(MDRC).

He was elected to the county council in 2024 where he topped the poll.^[1]

Declan was a co-founder and former Chairperson of the national LGBTQ+ education charity, ShoutOut^[2]. He currently serves as Chairperson of the Swilly-Mulroy Community Health Forum and Chairperson of Ray Community Group.

He is also an elected member of the Donegal Public Participation Network’s secretariat. He has been involved in several local and national campaigns over the past ten years, including those focused on civil and human rights and community advocacy.

References

^ "Local Election 2024 Donegal: Declan Meehan makes history as first openly gay councillor in Donegal". Irish Independent. 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
^ "Blog". ShoutOut. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

[1] "Local Election 2024 Donegal: Declan Meehan makes history as first openly gay councillor in Donegal". Irish Independent. 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

[2] "Blog". ShoutOut. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

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