Where is the Gorey chain of office?

By Dan Walsh in Gorey

Leas-Cathaoirleach of Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District Cllr Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin represented the Council in the absence of Cathaoirleach, Cllr Pip Breen, who was in Savannah with a Wexford delegation, at last Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade through the streets of Gorey.

Cllr Ó Súilleabháin was wearing a chain of office hastily “loaned from Wexford” and Cllr Diarmuid Devereux is asking “Why did the Gorey chain leave Gorey?”

“Why isn’t a suitable replica not available. The chain worn by the Leas-Cathaoirleach at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Gorey was brought from Wexford. It should never have left,” declared Cllr Devereux.

Cllr Devereux is determined to raise the matter of protocol surrounding the Gorey chain of office at next weeks monthly meeting of Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District Council.

Meanwhile, WexfordLocal.com is aware of instances where Cllr Ó Súilleabháin has been deputising at events and has been denied the honour of wearing the chain of office in the absence or unavailability of the Cathaoirleach. The most recent was last week at the Eco-toilet scheme at Cahore. Local elections are starting to buzz.