Off- licences in Dublin urged to not sell alcohol before 4pm on St. Patrick’s Day

Chair of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee, Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick, today called on off-licences in the rest of Dublin to follow the example of those located in the north inner city and to not sell alcohol before 4pm on St. Patrick’s Day. Cllr. Fitzpatrick said that for the last few years, under a voluntary code agreed with the Gardai, off-licences in the North […]

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 […]