The recent Greystones Dog Awareness Show was a great success and I would like to commend all involved for making it such an excellent day. I was delighted to see a big crowd at it and in particular the number of families who turned out to support the event. Dog fouling is a very serious issue in the Town and I have highlighted it many times recently. Hopefully, this event will further raise awareness of the problem and encourage pet owners to take their responsibilities seriously.

I attended the event with my sister and eighteen month old niece and found it very enjoyable. It was truly a day for the whole family with many children taking part in the dog show itself and there was also bouncing castles provided free of charge. I would like to take this opportunity to commend my colleague, Councillor Ciaran Hayden for the role he played in organising the day. I would also like to thank the other members of the organising committee and the staff in Wicklow County Council for their efforts to tackle dog fouling in the locality.

I recently delivered a leaflet entitled “A Guide to Further Education” to houses in the Greystones area. This guide outlines important information about college grant applications, tenants rights, and other uesful tips for students.  To download a copy of this leaflet please click here. Alternatively, if you would like a hardcopy please email your adddress to me at james@jamesosullivan.ie and I will arrange to have a copy posted to you.

Kind Regards,

At the July meeting of Greystones Town Council I successfully moved a suspension of standing orders to assist the King of Greystones Triathlon.

The organisers of this event contacted me about the outrageous situation where they must pay Wicklow County Council an excessive amount for the use of theSouth Beach car park.

The King of Greystones is an excellent local Triathlon which brings a huge amount of people & excellent publicity to Greystones and the surrounding area. The organisers are passionate about getting people involved in triathlons and even more passionate about raising badly needed funds for charity. This year, they are raising money for the Wicklow Hospice Foundation and other extremely worth while charities.

We currently have a situation where this charitable event is being asked to pay for the suspension of parking bays on Friday & Saturday the 6th & 7th of August even though the car park is free of charge on Saturdays. It is not costing the County Council anything nor is it losing any revenue by allowing this group to use the car park. At the meeting I urged the Town Manager and County Manager to respect the unanimous wishes of Greystones Town Council and support this local group.