Fianna Fáil’s Sinéad Lucey Brennan, a first-time candidate in the Balbriggan LEA for the forthcoming local elections on 7 June, has welcomed the news of €110,000 being allocated to the Balrothery Tower House by her party colleague Minister Darragh O’Brien under the Community Monuments Fund 2024. The Community Monuments Fund invests in archaeological heritage and helps owners and custodians of archaeological monuments to safeguard them into the future for the benefit of communities and the public.Commenting, she added “I’m delighted to welcome the funding for Balrothery Tower House, it is very much needed. Additionally, the Church Tower is one of seven protected National Monuments. It is proposed to make the necessary conservation works to improve the impact of the weather on the building and extend its lifetime for generations to come. I want to commend the Balrothery Community Association for their tireless work over the last number of years to keep this on the agenda and I’m committed to supporting them as we progress to make further improvements to the Tower House, Church Tower and Heritage Centre among other amenities in Balrothery such as a proposed route from the village to Ardgillan Park”. Recently, on Friday 12 April, along with Minister O’Brien, she visited Balrothery National School to view the new school extension. Commenting, she said “It is a credit to the pupils and their families, and all the hardworking and committed staff who have put years of toil into this project. They worked very hard with Minister Norma Foley (FF), it’s looking brilliant and I’m really excited to see its completion later this year. It will be a fantastic facility for everyone.