CITY COUNCIL LAMBASTED FOR POOR ATTITUDE TO NATIONAL HOLIDAY

Date Published: 14-Mar-2008

A local Councillor has lambasted the city council's for their lack of action in decorating the city centre for this year's Saint Patrick's Day.Councillor Padraig Conneely has also called on local businesses to get involved in creating an atmosphere to highlight the event.He said there should be more pro-activeness in the celebration of the national holiday, similar to overseas cities.Councillor Conneely says there seems to be no sense of pride in this year's celebration.