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Green Party Councillor Lourda Scott suspended standing orders at the February meeting of Greystones Municipal District to propose that they write to the Minister of Education Norma Foley requesting clarification on the exact number of children without a secondary school place in September 2024 and what the proposed solution is to accommodate them.
Fine Gael has selected Louise Fenelon Gaskin and Aileen Lennon to run as candidates for the upcoming local elections in the Greystones Electoral Area, following a selection convention at the Horse & Hound Hotel, in Delgany, on Thursday, February 22. Their nominations to run comes as Councillor Derek Mitchell has made the decision not to seek re-election.
There are no two words better able to reduce people in Bray and Greystones to laughter and tears simultaneously than ‘cliff’ and ‘walk’. It’s like being tickled whilst chopping an onion. But as we look ahead to 2024, wondering if the amenity, which was once voted Ireland’s No1 Favourite Local Attraction in the Irish Independent Readers’ Travel Awards, will be amenable at all come spring, it’s just a question of glass half-empty, or glass half-full . . . of tears.
While an exact date for this year’s Local Elections has yet to be confirmed, plenty of candidates from County Wicklow have already announced their intentions to run, while some sitting councillors have still yet to make their minds up.
The elected members of Wicklow County Council have agreed to pass the Wicklow County Council Climate Action Plan 2024-2029 to facilitate the transition of their services and operations to a low carbon resilient future.