By Dan Walsh at Wexford County Council Headquarters, Wexford
Last Friday marked the end of Tom Enright’s tenure as Chief Executive of Wexford County Council. It was an historic occasion marking the end of a decade of progress and launching into a vision of sustainability and continuation towards more progress and prosperity for the future of the county in the years and decades ahead.
Mr. Enright, a Waterford native but now fully adopted as a ‘Wexfordian’ held the position of Chief Executive since 2014, one of only six people to hold the post since it was created under the County Manager’s Act in 1940.
Glowing tributes were paid by the elected representatives, colleagues, and friends, on his departure. His tenure as Chief Executive over the past decade has been described by many as “transformative” and his strategic foresight had
been instrumental in shaping Wexford’s future, from spearheading infrastructure projects in all five municipal districts – Gorey Kilmuckridge, Enniscorthy, New Ross, Wexford Borough and Rosslare – to championing economic initiatives, leaving a legacy that will benefit generations to come.
At the February meeting of Wexford County Council the elected representatives (see article “We worked together to make Wexford better; Tom Enright” on WexfordLocal.com paid tributes as did the officials, but on Mr. Enright’s final day in the office the staff and a huge gathering in County Hall where the departing message was; “We wish Tom and his family a future filled with fulfilment, and happiness.”
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