Cllr John Crowe (FG) and Anne Griffin. Photograph: Eamon Ward
LISSYCASEY’s Anne Griffin has been lauded by elected members of the Shannon Municipal District.
Anne concluded her term as senior executive officer in the Shannon MD to take up a new role in the last month within the project management office of Clare County Council.
Clare County Council’s project management office manage the design and construction of the Council’s capital programme for the county.
Cathaoirleach of the Shannon MD, Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF) said Anne “did a great job” when serving as SEO. “You can see by the monthly management report the amount of jobs she had done, we’ll be very sorry to see her go but we wish the best of luck in her new position”. He added, “we had a good rapport in Shannon with Anne”.
Director of Services in the Shannon MD, Alan Farrell said of Anne, “she has been an absolutely fantastic public servant and has served this Municipal District extremely well over the last two years. Since I joined in January it was very clear she was very embedded in the role, she strove to get the best for the Municipal District.
Farrell confirmed that Suzie Clifford has joined the Shannon MD as meetings administrator, he welcomed her to the role and noted, “you have big shoes to fill but I look forward to working with you”.
According to Cllr Michael Begley (IND), “Anne Griffin put in a tremendous amount of work and got really involved in the all of the projects”. He said he has already met Suzie, “she has already been briefed on what is in front of her”.
Recalling his return to the Council in June, Cllr Tony Mulcahy (FG) recounted, “the welcome I got was second to none, the help and the advice. I got a great briefing, I great support on the way down and built up a great relationship with Anne”.
Donna McGettigan TD (SF) noted, “Anne worked very well with us, the door was always open, she was always on the other end of the phone, I’ll miss her smiley face”.
Cllr John Crowe (FG) commented, “Anne was outstanding, you could contact her anytime and she would come back to you, she would sit down no matter what the problem was, she was exceptional really”.
Speaking at a meeting of Clare County Council, Cllr Mary Howard (FG) remarked, “I know Anne has been a delight to deal with, I wish her well in her new role”.
