THE Mayor of Limerick, Cllr Michael Collins has apologised after a motion on a topical issue was omitted from this month’s agenda. Labour councillor Conor.
“This expert-led report, Expanding Ireland’s Marine Protected Area Network, comes at a critical time for Ireland. Decades of poor planning and under investment in our marine and coastal areas have resulted in unsustainable outcomes for our marine environment and the coastal communities that depend on it.”
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A renewed move to extend the Waterford boundary into county Kilkenny is going to lead to unnecessary division and is contrary to the united efforts of all counties in the south east to develop the region, according to local councillors.
This morning (Wednesday) Piltown area councillors agreed to write to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O Brien, because “the sooner this can be stopped and put to bed the better.”
Waterford County Council agreed a motion last week to ask the minister to commence the implementation of the recommendations of the Waterford Boundary Review Committee, which were reported in 2017. Particularly the extension of the boundary of Waterford City and County Council into County Kilkenny by including the entire electoral area of Kilculiheen and those parts of the electoral areas of Aglish and Dunkitt contained within the area of interest.
Tennessee city s invitation to renew twinning with Laois town
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A renewed twinning of County Laois with a USA city is to get underway.
The agreement which was first signed 13 years ago is between Laois and Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. It resulted in a tourism agreement, visits from officials from both sides, and Laois taking part in Franklin s St Patrick s Day parade.
Now the city has sought to renew the link, sending an invitation which was accepted at the February meeting of Laois County Council.
A new twinning committee is to be formed in Laois, and it will reflect all political affiliations, after a request by Cllr James Kelly.