Politics

€99,877 for St. Andrew’s Community Resource Centre – O’Callaghan

€99,877 for St. Andrew’s Community Resource Centre - O’Callaghan

Local Fianna Fáil Minister Jim O’Callaghan has welcomed €99,877 in funding for St Andrew’s Community Resource Centre under the Community Centre Investment Fund. The announcement which was made by Fianna Fáil Minister for Rural and Community Development

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The Lacey Report:  February – March – April

The Lacey Report:  February - March - April

Now that the weather is beginning to improve I have enjoyed being out and about with my colleagues Ivana Bacik TD and Cllr Fiona Connelly as we engage in regular walks around the area and calling on people in their homes. This is a really good way to engage with constituents on their concerns.

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Remembering Michael Donnelly (1938-2024)

Remembering Michael Donnelly (1938-2024)

Michael Donnelly first became a public representative for Fianna Fáil in 1977 when he was elected to Seanad Éireann on which he served until 1981. He served as a Dublin City Councillor for Dublin South East 1982-2009, during which he was Lord Mayor of Dublin, 1990-1991.

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Leadership Win for Muckross Student

Leadership Win for Muckross Student

Muckross Park College TY student Naomi Ní Dhuibhir was among 20 other students to be presented with a Rotary Youth Leadership Development certificate at the new Europe House in Dublin recently. The competition, which Rotary Ireland has been running for over 30 years,

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The Editor’s Corner – Feb/Mar 2025

The Editor's Corner – Feb/Mar 2025

Now that the country has a new government one of the first things they should give serious consideration to is introducing a Universal Basic Income (UBI). What this means is that everyone would be paid a standard non-means-tested income sufficient to live on,

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The Lacey Report – January 2025

The Lacey Report – January 2025

Well here we go – another year and Yes another “The Lacey Report”. I have found this a useful way to communicate my work as your Councillor. However if any of you have any ideas as to how I could improve the style or content please let me know

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The Lacey Report

The Lacey Report

By the time you are reading this the General Election will be over. Dublin Bay South will have elected four TDs to represent the area for the next Dail term. Whoever they are I wish them well and look forward to working with them as I have with many TDs over the last thirty + years.

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The Lacey Report

The Lacey Report

Following the excitement of the Local Elections, I had the great fortune to travel Ireland in my Camper Van and experience once again the beauty of our Country. From Wicklow to Kilkenny, to Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary – with a short trip to Donegal.

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Irish Girl Guides selected as an SDG Champion for the 2024-25 Programme

Irish Girl Guides selected as an SDG Champion for the 2024-25 Programme

The Department of the Environment, Climate, and Communications has selected Irish Girl Guides (IGG) as one of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Champions for the 2024-25 Programme. As a youth-driven organisation with our members at the heart of all decision-making,

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The Lacey Report – Aug 2024

The Lacey Report - Aug 2024

First things first. “Thank you”. Thank you to the nearly two thousand people who gave me their Number 1 vote and the very many more who gave me subsequent preferences at the recent Local Elections. As the late Dan Spring TD said to me many years ago, “It is an honour

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