Female quotas needed in local elections
Minister Phil Hogan could show a real commitment to gender equality in Irish politics by dedicating 50% of seats to females in the local authority elections on May 23rd. Instead his requirement that 30% of candidates in the next general election be female is nothing more than a conjuring exercise and real gender equality in […]
In Artane for International Women’s Day
Visiting Finglas village
Plebiscite for a directly elected mayor is in real jeopardy
Dublin City Councillors met yesterday evening in the Mansion House to discuss the proposal for a Directly Elected Mayor for Dublin. At the meeting they were advised that Minister Hogan will give feedback on their proposal for a Directly Elected Mayor for Dublin and his wording for a plebescite sometime after March 11th and before […]
New Fold Ireland Social Housing Project in Ballygall
I was delighted to attend the official launch of the Fold Ireland Social Housing Project in Ballygall Road East in Finglas this morning. This is a great initiative by Fold Ireland and Dublin City Council and it will make a real difference for those fortunate to secure one of the 26 new homes. However, […]
People of Dublin mislead on Property Tax –
The Labour Party ‘plans’ to cut property tax by 15% is a further insult to Dublin homeowners. The Labour party supported the introduction of Fine Gaels’ unfair and anti-Dublin property tax. Labour conspired to conceal the full impact of the property tax by first introducing it as a six month charge. They encouraged homeowners in […]
Luas Cross City
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Community Policing
At the next meeting of the local Cabra Community Policing Forum details regarding the implementation of the new ‘Small Areas’ Community Policing Initiative will be discussed. The meeting will take place on Tuesday 28th January 2013 at 19:15 in John Paul Park, Cabra. Please notify this office of your intention to attend by return e-mail at your […]
City Budget must be rejected
At the annual Dublin City Council budget meeting on January 14, 2014 the Fianna Fail group on Dublin City Council will seek the support of Councillors from all parties and none for their motion to reject the budget proposed by the City Manager. We reject the draft budget and call on all other Councillors to […]
Irish Water
Ministers gave assurances in April 2013 that Irish Water consultancy costs would be strictly controlled and they should now own up to their role in Irish Water fiasco. In today’s Sunday papers Finance Minister Brian Hayes says that Irish Water is a “PR disaster”. His comments highlight the unacceptable fact and inescapable truth that […]