Directly-elected Dublin mayor: 'Someone needs to be standing up for the city' - Pidgeon

Dubliners could vote next year on whether Dublin should have a directly elected mayor with executive powers. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has indicated that such a vote could be held on the same day as the local and European elections in early June 2024. How do we feel about this prospect? Kieran was joined by Michael Pidgeon, Dublin City Councillor for the Green Party and Derek Mooney, Public Affairs commentator and former Irish government adviser... Image: Green Party

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16.30 8 Jun 2023

Directly-elected Dublin mayor: 'Someone needs to be standing up for the city' - Pidgeon

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16.30 8 Jun 2023

Dubliners could vote next year on whether Dublin should have a directly elected mayor with executive powers.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has indicated that such a vote could be held on the same day as the local and European elections in early June 2024. How do we feel about this prospect?

Kieran was joined by Michael Pidgeon, Dublin City Councillor for the Green Party and Derek Mooney, Public Affairs commentator and former Irish government adviser...

Image: Green Party