Cabinet makes history by holding meeting in Celbridge

The Taoiseach and his Ministers will make history today by holding an official Cabinet meeting in Castletown House in Celbridge.

The Government traditionally holds its final weekly meeting before the summer recess outside of Government Buildings in Dublin.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, his Ministers and officials and advisers will make the trip down the M4 motorway for the day-long gathering.

In the past, the Cabinet convened in the historic former home of Charles Stewart Parnell in Co Wicklow in 2006.

Previous Cabinet meetings have been held at Emo Court, Emo Co Laois; Ballaghaderreen Co Roscommon,  and in Cork City to mark its status as European Capital of Culture.

Castletown House, built in the 1720s, is Ireland’s earliest and finest Palladian design house.

The house is open seven days a week from March to November.

The grounds are open all year round, and are free to enter and explore.