We teamed up with Co. Wicklow PPN and Disability Federation of Ireland to run a Meet the Candidates General Election 2020 event in Cornerstone Church at the Well in Bray on 31st January.
Around 75 people from the local community took part and got the chance to talk to candidates about the issues that matter to them and find out what they would do about them if elected.
Each candidate had two minutes to address the audience and put their case for election, with their speeches being live-streamed via Facebook by Garden County Radio.
Candidates then spent 10 minutes at each table in the room to answer specific questions from community members, in a rotating ‘speed lobby’ format.
As well as individuals, community organisations from the north Wicklow area were well-represented on the day – with students, members and service-users from New Court School, Cairdeas Clubhouse, Bray Old Folks Association, Tres Brazilian Cultural Centre, Peacehaven Trust, CASA Bray, Wicklow Triple A Alliance, Bray Men’s & Women’s Shed, Together for Choice, Sunbeam House, Lakers, U3A, Extinction Rebellion, One Future, Wicklow Dementia Support, BIFE, residents associations – and more.
A truly memorable ending to the event was provided by Josh O’Connell, aged 16, from New Court School, who sang a beautiful version of ‘What a Wonderful World’.
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