Carlow councillors upset over no invite to presidential visit
President Catherine Connolly recently visited Carlow but the local council weren't informed beforehand
COUNCILLORS expressed disappointment that they were not contacted ahead of President Catherine Connolly’s inaugural visit to Carlow on Thursday 4 December.
President Connolly was in Carlow to attend the official launch of the Supporting Family Carers Across Ireland project report at Visual arts centre.
At the county council meeting on 8 December, cllr Fintan Phelan said he welcomed “the fact that the president came to Carlow so early in her term of office,” but questioned the protocol around inviting council members to such events held on council property.
Chief executive Coilín O’Reilly said “the first I heard of a president in the county was on social media. We will mention that to SETU and ask them to check is that in their protocol, how that works.” SETU declined to comment on the protocol regarding inviting local councillors to university events.
