Sylwia Jakubas hopes to win a seat on Louth County Council in May
Polish immigrant Sylwia Jakubas has declared her intention to run in May’s local elections as an independent candidate.
The mother-of-one from Carlingford, will be running in the Dundalk-Carlingford constituency.
Sylwia has been an active part of the Polish and Irish communities since coming to live here nearly eight years ago and runs a polish school where children can attend classes in their native language and learn about Polish tradition and culture every Saturday.
The school operates from the former Co Louth VEC building in Chapel Street in Dundalk and caters for children from around 25 Polish families.
She was also influential in setting up a Polish library in the Creative Spark, off the Inner Relief Road, but insists she would be looking to represent both the Polish and Irish community in Dundalk and Carlingford if elected.
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