Sinn Féin councillor Tomás Sharkey clearly had his Weetabix this morning as he’s been busy on Twitter querying a number of decisions made by Louth County Council in recent years.
Cllr Sharkey – who will be seeking re-election next May – has reported that the Celtic Roads Group appealed a land valuation on the M1 motorway and won their case in the Supreme Court, leaving the local authority with a €500,000 legal bill.
He has also been querying a number of land purchases made by the council, most notably the €6.23m paid for land in Dunleer, which had been earmarked for housing but which no homes are now going to be built on. Cllr Sharkey described this as a “financial mess” and has also asked for a review of a purchase of land for €1.1m “despite the fact that a manager advised against that price.”
Furthermore he called for caution after it was revealed that the council are about to buy a house in Ard na Mara in Blackrock for €261,400 when the last house to sell there in 2011 went for just €200,000.
We’ll keep you posted on any further developments on any of these issues.
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