A new Hastings Highlands Councillor for the Bangor, Wicklow, McClure Ward is expected to be officially sworn in Wednesday.
Frank Hickey is expected to take up the vacant ward one seat after getting the third most votes during the municipality’s last election.
He will hold the seat until the next election in 2018.
This will be part of Wednesday’s Hastings Highlands Council meeting, which convenes at 9:00am at the Hastings Highlands Centre in Maynooth.