Greystones Darkness into Light (DIL) has teamed up with Greystones Tidy Towns and together plan to plant a symbolic ‘Tree of Hope’, to foster a sense of community support and remembrance ahead of the official Darkness into Light walk, scheduled for Saturday May 11.
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.
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.
Councillor Mark Barry, Cathaoirleach of Greystones Municipal District, stepped up to the plate alongside Rachel Rigney to win the Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser for Greystones Community National School, which took place in a packed Park View Hotel in Newtownmountkennedy.
Eight students from schools in Greystones, who read over 20 books as part of a special reading project, were rewarded at a ceremony in the Greystones Municipal District offices on Tuesday, Sept 26 and will go on to become Ambassadors for the UN initiative.