Waterford City and County Council discussion on live streaming learns it’s live online

Waterford City and County Council was discussing a proposal to live-stream its meetings over the internet when it emerged that the actual discussion was being live-streamed.

The motion was tabled by Independent Cllr Mary Roche. She asked that the council “broadcast meetings live on the internet and investigate how best to achieve this, including live streaming on Facebook, which could be achieved at minimal cost”.

Cllr Roche noted that a similar motion had been adopted — though not enacted — at the former Waterford City Council prior to its amalgamation with the County Council.