Having covered a great deal of Munster, touring Waterford and South Tipperary during the weekend, I decided this week to head to Dublin to canvass the members of the various councils in the region and to canvass as many of the 76 Fine Gael TDs as I could meet. Whatever I may have written previously [...]
Week two of my Seanad campaign – wellies purchased and very much in use this week. Week two: Drove 1,792km Met: 31 Seanad voters Visited four counties: Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Cork. This week was just as busy as the first with me covering good ground and meeting many more councillors. What struck me, aside from [...]
As you may know I am contesting the forthcoming Seanad Eireann Election. I sought and received an outside nomination to the Industrial and Commercial panel. Today is my last day in work as I’m taking a five week leave of absence from my day job. Over the course of the next few weeks, while on the road, [...]
I have decided to contest the forthcoming Seanad Éireann election and in that light I am delighted to have received a nomination to the Industrial and Commercial panel. Indeed I am the first person in Ireland to have received a nomination so far. Since becoming involved in politics, I have wanted to contribute at the [...]
Our City Council Budget meeting will take place this year on Monday, December 20th. Our local authority budget is framed by the National Government and is very much dependent on how much funding we as a council receive, through the Local Government Fund (LGF). As you are more than aware, the Irish economy is in [...]
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