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MEMBERS of Kilrush Town Coun- cil plan to go back to school in 2010.
The Kilrush councillors agreed that it was essential to get secondary school students more involved in lo- cal politics and to encourage them to get involved in the democratic proc- Se
Cllr Liam O’Looney (FF) even sug- gested that a meeting of the council could be held during school hours and the students invited to attend.
‘They could see then what they are about,’ he said.
The Fianna Fail councillor was re- sponding to a call by Cllr Ian Lynch (FG) who said involving young peo- ple in the council would be a great opportunity for the council to inter- act more with the community.
“Why not introduce more to the schools of what we do?” he asked.
He said it was time for the coun- cillors to ask the young people about their needs and what the council can do for them.
“We could ask them for suggestions So it is not just a meeting for old fo- gies,” said the councillor.
Cllr Mairead O’Brien (Ind) sug- gested that the students in the school be given access to council members numbers so that they could suggest motions for the meetings.
“T think it is an excellent idea,” said ste ov elem Oouas
He said that the agenda is currently circulated to the secondary school in the town.
Town Manager Nora Kaye said she was totally in support of interaction with the school.
She suggested drawing up a list of issues the council and the school could work on together.
“Maybe we could draw up a host of issues we could do for 2010 with the school,” she said.
The town council therefore plan to look to the students of the town to learn more about the needs of the area for 2010.