Fáilte romhat.
Welcome to my personal councillor website. I am Councillor Seamus Shields, the SDLP elected member for the electoral ward of Mid-Tyrone - part of Omagh District Council. I was first elected in 1989 and subsequently re-elected at each local election since.
My main interests as a local councillor are in issues that affect the quality of life in dispersed rural communities - remoteness from services; poor roads and transport infrastructure; deprivation and social exclusion of single people, the elderly and those with disabilities. I also take a keen interest in educational matters, planning regulations and health and well-being policies as these pertain to rural areas. On the wider front, I am actively involved in cross-border co-operation and development and I sit on the recently established EU Peace III Partnership Cluster which encompasses Omagh, Strabane and Derry City council areas.
I will be using this site to keep you informed about my work, and to provide you with information about developments at Omagh District Council.
With best wishes
Is mise le meas
Councillor Seamus Shields MA, LLB (Hons)
Councillor Seamus Shields
Mr Shields has been an Omagh District Councillor since 1989 and has a wide range of committee experience.
Shields welcomes Rivers Agency assurances on Beragh flooding
Councillor Seamus Shields has welcomed assurances from the Rivers Agency that information he had requested concerning the advice given by the Agency in relation to the planning permission for new housing developments in Beragh which were recently affected by flooding is currently being compiled and will be provided in due course.
“Don’t interfere with standing stone,” says Shields
Councillor Shields said he was alarmed to find that the proposed location of a new speed limit signage near Beragh was immediately adjacent to an ancient standing stone.
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