Elected to Dundalk Town Council 

Elected to Louth County Council

Email: Marianne[at]louthgreenparty.org

Hello.
I am from Quay Street where my family have run a grocery shop for nearly two decades. I am 30 years of age and got married two years ago.

After attending Castletown Girls NS and St. Louis' Secondary School I worked for several years in the bank. In 2002 I returned to college as a mature student and graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in Business Studies. During this time I was an involved in the Student's Union where I became interested in politics. I currently work as a bank official in Dublin. In my spare time I enjoy dinghy sailing and am an active member of Carlingford Sailing Club.

What I stand for?

I believe that the policies and ethos of the Green Party, are the answer to the many problems facing Dundalk and the Irish nation.

I am fiercely proud of this town and I believe that we can have a future that is economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable.

What I want to achieve as your councillor?

Jobs and the Local Economy
• Work with Green Party Ministers to protect and secure jobs and to help Dundalk become a centre for the Green Technology sector
• Help local businesses to compete and grow by keeping rates and other local authority charges as low as possible
• Promote greater access to enterprise supports for new businesses
• Work to make Dundalk a town that attracts inward investment

Community Issues
• Improve access to funding for community groups
• Ensure that the elderly are safe and secure in their homes
• Better road signage, safety measures and traffic management to improve road safety for cyclists and children
• Combat drug dealing in our town

Education
• Lobby for increased investment in lifelong learning and retraining for unemployed people
• Better IT, science and maths facilities in our local schools to ensure that our children have a real chance to benefit from economic recovery

Health Care
• Protect and defend services at Louth County Hospital
• Secure additional step-down and respite facilities for chronically ill patients and for those who care for them

Our Environment
• Vote for the sustainable planning and responsible development of Dundalk
• With my Green party colleagues to support the renewal and regeneration of the Dundalk Town Centre