I was on Newstalk FM’s The Hard Shoulder radio show (Podcast) on June 8th once again arguing against the idea of Dublin adopting the directly elected mayor model. This time I was debating with Green Party Dublin City Councillor Michael Pidgeon. This was on the day that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar indicated that Dubliners might get to a vote on the proposal on the same day as the local and European elections in early June 2024.
Category: Politics
The Irish Sunday newspaper #frontpages (for June 4th)
The Irish Sunday newspaper #frontpages (for May 28th)
I was on @TodaywithClaire earlier today quoting the Sean Lemass observation that Fine Gael is basically just a rumour factory
I was on RTÉ Radio One’s Today with Claire Byrne discussing the political trap set by Fine Gael… sorry… what am I saying? I of course mean the very public lobbying by a trio FG junior ministers on how the budget surplus should be spent.
I followed a very measured and constructive contribution from @JMcGuinnessTD and opened with my favourite Sean Lemass quote that
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