First gathering for surveyors
MORE THAN 160 people attended the inaugural annual dinner of the south east region of the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland in the Talbot Hotel.
The successful event was organised by Wexford estate agent Karol Jackson of Menapia Properties in Trinity Street who is chairperson of the south east region of the society incorporating members in Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly and Kildare.
The guest speaker was former Ireland rugby international Gordon D’Arcy who actually trained as a quantity surveyor many years ago. The Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin and Minister of State Paul Kehoe also attended along with the Deputy Mayor of Wexford Tony Dempsey, Cllr. George Lawlor and Wexford County Council CEO Tom Enright who spoke briefly on future plans affecting the property sector in Wexford.
Members of the SCSI including estate agents, quantity surveyors and building surveyors from all around the south east turned up for the black tie event and were joined by contractors such as Cleary Doyle, BAM, Duggan, Mythens and Gravity.The Director General of SCSI Patricia Byron and the President Claire Solon were also among the guests along with other regional chairpersons.
Karol Jackson who is a fellow of the Society of Chartered Surveyors and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors welcomed the guests and thanked the organising committee.
‘‘For those that are not familiar with the Society and are unsure who we are and what we represent, we are the largest professional body for chartered surveyors which is a broad church of professionals who work in the land, property and construction arena including estate agents, property managers, quantity surveyors, building surveyors and geomatics surveyors’, she said.
‘Chartered surveyors are the professionals on the ground and are at the coalface of the issues facing the industry.’ The dinner was sponsored by Ulster Bank and Cleary Doyle.