Cllr Andrea Dalton is elected new chair of Kilkenny Carlow ETB
Cllr Andrea Dalton has been appointed new chairperson of Kilkenny Carlow Education and Training Board Photo: Harry Reid
CARLOW councillor Andrea Dalton has this week been elected chair of Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB).
The first full meeting of the new board members of KCETB selected cllr Andrea Dalton as their new chairperson. The new board and executive team also thanked outgoing chair cllr Fergal Browne for his stewardship over the previous two years and acknowledged his support for the many activities of Kilkenny and Carlow ETB, including its ten-year celebrations.
Cllr Dalton was warmly congratulated by the board members and the executive team and was wished well during her term.
A native of Carlow with a strong background in community-based education through her work in St Catherine’s Community Services Centre and her role as a local council member, Andrea is well placed to take on this role with Kilkenny and Carlow ETB.
She served as cathaoirleach of Carlow County Council in 2023-24 and has been a member of several school boards of management as well as the KCETB audit and risk committee.
Cllr Dalton thanked the members for their support and said that she looked forward to working with the members and the executive team to promote the work of the ETB and complimented the staff on their fantastic work with students and learners in schools and centres across the two counties.
