Former interim Chief Executive of Kilkenny County Council has big aims for Waterford

After departing Kilkenny with a wealth of experience under his belt, the newly appointed Chief Executive of Waterford City and County Council has unveiled a number of ambitious projects and initiatives that he hopes to achieve.

Sean McKeown officially took up the new role on August 21, following the retirement of Michael Walsh at the end of May.

Originally from County Armagh, he has close links to Kilkenny, evidenced in a distinguished career in local government having served most recently as Director of Planning, Economic and Environmental Services at Kilkenny County Council.

Prior to that, he was Interim Chief Executive of Kilkenny County Council for just over 15 months, following the retirement of Colette Byrne.

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He has also served as Director of the South-East Action Plan for Jobs and Head of Enterprise and Economic Development with Kilkenny County Council.

Kilkenny County Council and Waterford City and County Council have been working collaboratively in recent years on a number of projects that will benefit the citizens of both counties such as the South-East Greenway and North Quays Project.

That renewed level of cooperation will also play a huge role in developing an upcoming comprehensive new local area plan for Ferrybank and Belview and has also informed the Waterford Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan.

On moving to his new role, Mr McKeown says it really is an exciting time for Waterford.

“There is an ambitious pipeline of projects and strategies in place, and I want to continue the strong momentum in delivering on them, building on the excellent partnership in place with the elected members here in Waterford City and County Council,” he said.

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