Local elections battleground: From dog poo to housing crisis
Long hours, low pay, stresses and strains of local politics exercise the public mind
When schools go rogue: The accountability gap
Parents face tough battles with boards of management over their children’s wellbeing
Homeless crisis: ‘We’ll have children on the streets by Christmas’
A campaign is aiming to put pressure on Government to solve a worsening problem
What if local election results were repeated in General Election?
Labour would win just six seats if local results repeated in next General Election
Dublin South: Fine Gael’s Kenny Egan fights back to take seat
Sinn Féin doubles its percentage share of the vote compared to 2009
Voter backlash evident in South Dublin as SF romp home
Sinn Féin looking good for eight seats in South Dublin
Fingal council set to block referendum on directly elected mayor for Dublin
Mayor Kieran Dennison says he wants to ‘protect minority against majority’
Debate over private sector staff in council will continue
Concerns voiced at last night’s monthly meeting over a perceived effort to undermine jobs with private-sector contracts
Resigning Labour councillor says party too centrally controlled
South Dublin mayor Dermot Looney becomes party’s latest casualty ahead of local elections
South Dublin Mayor resigns from Labour Party
Dermot Looney says party has ‘abandoned basic social concerns’ in Government
Councillors’ lack of power may explain blandness of Labour’s plan for Dublin
Analysis: The six priorities range from initiatives local authorities were already undertaking to trite pledges
Labour plan aims to make Dublin a better place to live
Chairs of local authorities pledge to work together
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