Report today on council Florida trip

MEMBERS of Wicklow Co Council who, earlier this year, provoked controversy by attending a week long conference in Orlando, Florida…

MEMBERS of Wicklow Co Council who, earlier this year, provoked controversy by attending a week long conference in Orlando, Florida, are to give their report on the conference today.

The councillors' attendance at the conference in May led to protests when it was learned that a theme of the conference was the housing needs of non European countries, particularly in the Pacific region.

The conference took place close to Florida's Disneyland theme park. The visit of the Wicklow delegation cost an estimated £14,000.

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