Councillors are meeting in party groups to talk priorities for the coming term. After, they’ll sound each other out, seeing who’ll work with who, on what.
Tag: 2019 local elections
Posted inCity Desk, May 15th, 2019
What LE19 Candidates Say They’d Do to Improve Cycling Infrastructure in the City
Among other suggestions, candidates talked about segregated cycle lanes, education for cyclists, and where the money comes from.
Posted inMay 8th, 2019, Unreal Estate
What Some LE19 Candidates Say They’d Do to Increase Affordable, Social Housing
Earlier this year we asked our readers what issues they wanted candidates running for Dublin City Council to talk about. Supplying homes was the issue they mentioned most often.
Posted inCity Desk, May 1st, 2019
What Some LE19 Candidates Say They’ll Do to Improve Dublin’s Homeless Services
They talked about needing to look afresh at the freephone system, reducing reliance on night-time-only hostel beds, and providing more daytime services.
Posted inCity Desk, May 1st, 2019
Introducing Our Voter’s Guide to the Candidates Running for Dublin City Council
See who’s running in your local electoral area, and what they say they’ll do – if elected – on 10 key issues, from housing to waste to cycling.
Posted inApr 24th, 2019, City Desk
What Some LE19 Candidates Say They’ll Do To Help Tackle Climate Change
Nearly every candidate mentioned transportation and waste as the two most talked-about climate-action-related concerns when they’re out knocking on doors.
Posted inApr 24th, 2019, City Desk
What Some LE19 Candidates Say They’ll Do to Improve City Parks and Greenery
Some said they wanted a community-led approach to green spaces. Others said some parks were underused and could be reimagined for broader range of residents.
Posted inApr 17th, 2019, City Desk
A Call to Make it Easier for Those Who are Homeless to Vote
Some homeless facilities let people register to vote at their addresses, says Anthony Flynn, head of Inner City Helping Homeless. But not all.
Posted inApr 10th, 2019, City Desk
Here’s How Some LE19 Candidates Say They’ll Tackle Dog Poo and Illegal Dumping
Waste management was high on the list of issues our readers told us they’d like to hear candidates running in May’s local election talk about tackling.
Posted inApr 3rd, 2019, City Desk
Here’s What Our Readers Want Local Election Candidates to Talk About Most
We asked them and got about 200 suggestions, some very brief and some very detailed. Now we’ve sorted them all to see which were the top-10 most-mentioned issues. Here they are.