INDEPENDENT Cllr Frank McBrearty has been suspended from Council activities for three months.
The meeting, which was held at Lifford County House today, has been adjourned a total of five times.
The adjournments followed a recorded vote which saw Councillor Frank McBrearty suspended from all Council activities for three months as Cathaoirleach Cllr Liam Blaney said he was ‘disregarding the ruling of the chair and acting disorderly’ throughout the meeting.
During the recorded vote, 31 councillors voted for Cllr McBrearty to be suspended while Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig voted against the suspension.
Cllr Frank McBrearty is attending the meeting via videolink.
The meeting has now been adjourned for lunch and will resume at 2pm.
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