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The Dual Mandate system, allowing TDs and Senators to also serve as councillors, was abolished by the Local Government Amendment Act of 2003, in time for local elections the following year.
But that is not stopping Independent TD Verona Murphy from keeping her ear close to the ground and her finger on the parochial pulse by taking the unusual step of attending county council and district council meetings in the county, which have recently been held on Microsoft Teams.
Members of the public are entitled to attend local authority meetings by prior arrangement with officials and some people avail of the opportunity if there is a particular issue they are interested in.
Fine Gael TD, Deputy Paul Kehoe, has called for the Government to introduce additional, tailored and nuanced supports for businesses that are struggling to survive during the pandemic.
Two brothers from Enniscorthy say their plans to construct a state-of-the-art flour mill near the town will go ahead.
Andrew and Raymond Kavanagh have been working on the project for the past five years, carrying out research and design work before achieving full planning permission.
It was hoped that the construction of the flour mill at Ballycarney would have started in 2020 but the need for an additional storage facility for the 2020 harvest took precedence, as the stores were full from the 2019 harvest.
The Kavanaghs said that took their focus off the mill temporarily, however, once the harvest was over they met with Gerry Boyle and John Spink, from Teagasc, who showed great interest and support for the enterprise.