Louth County Council · Monthly Meeting of Louth County Council · 21 July 2025
A vote on an emergency motion, following visa delays faced by GAA Palestine, that the council write to the Minister for Justice to ensure there is no similar administrative delay by his department in future.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
Following the disappointing VISA administration debacle faced by GAA Palestine over the past few weeks and the resulting heartbreak of the children and sponsors involved in the project to bring kids from Palestine to play GAA in Ireland, I am calling on this Council to write to the Minister of Justice, Jim O'Callaghan to ensure that there is no similar administrative delay by the Department of Justice when Ireland welcomes the young Palestinian Boxing team from the Aida Refugee Camp near Bethlehem later this month.
Proposed by Cllr. Pearse McGeough (on behalf of Cllr. Eric Donovan, who had left the meeting); seconded by Cllr. Kevin Meenan.
The minutes record: A roll call was then taken to approve the Emergency Notice of Motion:
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fianna Fáil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fine Gael | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
None
None
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.