Mike Finnerty

1 day ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Dublin Bay South TD Eoin Hayes has finally broken cover since his suspension from the Social Democrats. Hayes, who was elected as a Social Democrats TD last December in a surprise (beating Sinn Féin’s Chris Andrews to the final seat), was suspended from the party upon the first sitting of the new Dáil in December after he was found to have misled the media over the precise timing of when he sold his shares in Palantir.

1 day ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Former Tánaiste and MEP Frances Fitzgerald has ruled herself out of being Fine Gael’s candidate for the presidency. With the race for the Áras starting to heat up after Simon Harris’ confirmation that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael would run a separate candidate and the left were working hard to nominate a joint candidate, speculation began that Frances Fitzgerald may be Fine Gael’s pick. However, on Wednesday, the long-serving TD and former Tánaiste ruled herself out.

2 days ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Dublin City Council has announced new plans to create a brand new town in West Dublin. The new town, with the planned name of Ballyboggan (or Baile Bogáin), would be situated on the site of the Dublin Industrial Estate. The planned area would be well served by transport links, with the 120 and 122 Dublin Bus routes going through the area along with the recently launched N2 orbital bus route, and the Broombridge Luas and rail station serving as the linchpin of the project.

2 days ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Fingal County Council has called on the government to enact a dormant piece of legislation that would tackle the issue of family homelessness. With Labour’s Brian McDonagh holding the position of Mayor on Fingal County Council as part of Labour’s deal with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to run the council, the party is using the mayoral role to put pressure on the government.

2 days ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Donaghmede councillor Micheál Mac Donncha has criticised the government for forcing Dublin City Council to wind down its Financial Contribution Scheme. Under the scheme, which was established in 2009, Dublin City Council purchased homes from older people and then provided them with older people’s accommodation. In most cases, people with bigger houses were able to “downsize” and move into smaller accommodation which was more suited to their specifc needs.