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The Association of County & City Councils is a networking organisation for the councillors who form the elected councils of the thirty-four county and city councils in the Republic of Ireland. The Association organises a programme of meetings which help members give voice to current issues in council life.
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ACCC Annual Conference 2010!
' Rebuilding confidence in urban & rural communities'
Cllr. Michael Fitzgerald, President ACCC
ACCC Executive Committee
Pat Kennedy (Limerick City), Willie Paton (Carlow); and Liam Kenny, Director.
Missing from photo: Liam Blaney (Donegal), Constance Hanniffy (Offaly), Pat Hand (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown), Jarlath McDonagh (Galway).
Annual conference hears top speakers on rebuilding community confidence.
The theme of the conference was 'rebuilding confidence in urban and rural communities’ and among examples of local community effort on this theme was the success of Emly, Co. Tipperary the National Tidy Towns winners. The mobilisation of community confidence to achieve this status was described to delegates by Sharon Cunningham, a staff member of South Tipp Co Co who wears another hat as Chair of Emly Tidy Towns committee. The theme of community support was taken up by Martin Quinn, Tipperary based National President of Muintir na Tíre in a presentation to the councillors.
With last November’s flooding disasters still fresh in the mind of councillors from many parts of Ireland there was strong interest in a presentation by Billy McEvoy, Director of Infrastructure, South Tipp Co Co and Billy Doyle, Town Clerk, Clonmel on the successful flood protection and warning scheme put into operation in Clonmel during flooding threats from the River Suir. 'I think councillors were impressed to see a local authority operation producing results in the very difficult project of flood control,’ said Cllr. Michael Fitzgerald, President of the ACCC ' I think many of them will be bringing the example of Clonmel back to their own counties.’
Leadership figures on an international stage were personified by Ballydoyle trainer Aiden O’Brien who fielded questions from a packed conference hall on how to motivate teamwork to achieve success in the demanding bloodstock sector. Another impressive contribution from the sporting world came from the FAI duo of John Delany and Packie Bonner who explained how the football association was working with councils to promote sport in challenged communities so as to give a positive outlet for young people.
Among the guests at the conference was Cllr. John Matthews, President of the Northern Ireland Local Government Association.
