Why shouldn’t a modern politician, representing his constituency, seek information on an act that still scars the collective memory of that period in the local area?
Entries Tagged as ‘Local Politics’
May 5, 2009
Gay Marriage Rights
The upcoming civil partnership bill is welcome – it will grant gay and lesbian couples legal recognition in many key areas. But why stop there? Last month hundreds of activists protested in Dublin to call for marriage rights.
The government claims that gay marriage is unconstitutional, but let’s not forget that our founding document of independence – the Declaration of [...]
May 5, 2009
Allotments Campaign
In Ireland we are completely over-reliant on food imported from abroad. Around 90-95% of the fruit we eat is imported. As an historian of the Emergency period (1939-45) I am familiar with the perilous situation that such over-reliance on outside trade can cause, particularly during periods of crisis. Back then, Dubliners had many more plots available to [...]
April 28, 2009
ALLOTMENTS CAMPAIGN
Gardening is a great recreation activity and way of meeting people. It is environmentally friendly, good for the health and, with food prices as high as they are in Dublin, an alternative to supermarket shopping. At present allotments leased out or sold by private individuals are massively overpriced. On the other hand, there are long [...]
April 18, 2009
People’s lives
From talking to local people in the Rathmines-Pembroke ward, one gets the overriding impression that what matters to them most is their quality of life. In the developmentalist discourse surrounding the future of Dublin as a city people’s lives are often overlooked. Economic growth and affluence is nothing without its meaning for the lives of [...]
April 10, 2009
Oppose Budget Measures and FF Cuts
Show local Fianna Fáil TD Chris Andrews what you think of the budget cuts on Friday 17 April at 5.30 pm by joining the People Before Profit stall OUTSIDE THE CONSTITUENCY OFFICE OF CHRIS ANDREWS TD (FF)
Where? 80 Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. Heading out of town, Ranelagh Road becomes Sandford Road. Andrews’s Office is [...]
April 6, 2009
Keep an eye out for establishment party rule-breakers!
Recently, Fine Gael and Green party local election candidates have been breaking the rules on election advertising by mounting large posters of themselves on bus stops and intersections that are not advertising public meetings. This behaviour marks a clear breach of the rules on advertising for the local [...]
February 6, 2009
AGAINST GREEDY COWBOY DEVELOPERS
In 2006 Kimpton Vale Ltd moved in bulldozers overnight and illegally demolished a 19th century convent building on Terenure Road West. The developer was fined a paltry 1,000 euro at the District Court. Now Kimpton Vale have secured planning permission to build on the site. The people who destroyed this beautiful and historic building should [...]
January 17, 2009
Dublin Bus
Last week I was chatting to local people about Dublin Bus’s plans to cut back services this year. Older people, in particular, were worried about potential route cuts. Exhibiting great stoicism, one old lady said ‘I’m going to have to leave the house much earlier to get my shopping done’ . She shouldn’t have to.
I’ve written a letter to [...]
