I’d like to thank all my
@DubCityCouncil
colleagues for their support this evening in electing me as their
@LordMayorDublin
It’s an honour and I look forward to working with and for the citizens of our City over the next 12 months!
Last early morning run 🏃🏻♀️ though the city as Dublin City
@LordMayorDublin
- have so enjoyed the beauty of the city experiencing it wake up over the last year 💙
I have taken the difficult decision not to contest the upcoming local elections. Being a local
@DubCityCouncil
Councillor has been an enormous privilege but I feel it is time for me to step aside and allow a new candidate
@JNisbetLabour
to serve and support our local area
This is grossly misleading - our new Liffey St pedestrian plaza will NOT scupper any Capel St traffic free plans!
There are a number of options for how the two schemes can work together but it definitely is NOT an either/ or situation.
The creation of a new civic plaza for Dublin beside the Ha’penny Bridge on Liffey Street appears set to scupper plans for the pedestrianisation of Capel Street
A great day for the city with a much calmer
#CapelStreet
this morning. Well done everyone in
@DubCityCouncil
@DCCTraffic
particularly this fab engineer for pulling it all together and realising this ambition 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Day 1 in my new job almost over!
📻 some media
👩🏽💻orientation with
@MansionHouseDub
staff
📝 briefing with senior
@DubCityCouncil
managers
🏙 Strategic Policy Committee on Planning
Sincere thanks to everyone who voted for me. Sincere thanks to everyone who supported me and my campaign! I look forward to the next 5 years working with and for the communities in
#ArtaneWhitehall
.
#LE19
🌹
Fantastic show of inclusion and solidarity at today’s
@irishcongress
#DublinForAll
#IrelandForAll
rally - sending a strong message that the real Dublin is home to a wonderful mix of diverse people living, working and recreating here who love and respect our city and each other!
Am struck by Taoiseach linking inter County GAA with mental health needs (
@morningireland
)
What if a dance or an art class is your mental health need?
What if escaping home for a hair cut & a chat is your mental health need?
A broader & more gender proofed perspective needed
Good vibe in town this evening. Pedestrian spaces being used, good traffic management, people of all ages enjoying dedicated eating/drinking spaces as well as free spaces to hang out.
Met several of our
@DubCityCouncil
Officials walking around.
#SummerInDublin
More & more residential developments are owned by faceless conglomerates whose first responsibility is to provide a return to their shareholders not their tenants!
This is NOT sustainable development 😡
Drumcondra residents oppose build-to-rent scheme
Delighted to have been elected Chairperson of
@DubCityCouncil
@housingdcc
Housing Strategic Policy Committee by my colleagues. Together, over the next 5 years, we will meet our city's housing challenges head on and work to increase housing supply and security across out city!
#Badminton
Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu-Wei takes the third set 21-12, and the 2-1 victory.
A warriors performance from Nhat Nguyen on his Olympic debut against the number 10 seed. End of the competition for Nguyen, finishing 2nd in his group 👏🏼🇮🇪
#TeamIreland
#Tokyo2020
Thankful to Belarusians of 🇮🇪 for the warmest reception in Dublin. Symbolically, Wolfe Tone also joined our solidarity event. 🇮🇪 has a special place in my heart, and I was happy to share this evening with my fellow Belarusians there. We believe, we can, we will win! 🤍❤️🤍
Our
@PresidentIRL
is a true inspiration & leader.
His values shining through with regard to respect & fairness for all workers, the public service/welfare role of the state, the essential need for trade unions & the necessity for equality & empowerment of all.
#LateLateShow
My parallel lives of Cllr
@AlisonGilliland
& the
@INTOnews
Equality Officer
@AlisonINTO
align today with the publication of
@ivanabacik
Reproductive Health Leave Bill.
A game changer for women suffering early miscarriage & those who need leave for fertility & other treatments
We’d have more money in our pockets if we didn’t have to pay high childcare costs, high rents, private health appointments because the public waiting lists are so long!!
Taoiseach targets ‘middle Ireland’ and doubles down on tax cuts plan
Really delighted to be first sub for
#EP24
. We need a progressive mandate in the next European 🇪🇺 Parliament and
@labour
with
@AodhanORiordain
can an will be that voice for Dublin!! 🌹
Watching
#twip
& there’s only one candidate with experience in the Oireachtas, only one candidate with experience in drafting, progressing and realising legislation & only one candidate who can hit the ground running for people in
#DublinBaySouth
That candidate is
@ivanabacik
Anyone who is genuinely concerned about those injured in today’s horrific knife attack 💔does not burn, loot or attack our
@gardainfo
or
@DubFireBrigade
. This is deliberate orchestrated violence against our city.
‘If half the money, ingenuity and energy that has been devoted to the arts of death is channelled into the rapid decarbonisation of the global economy, it will be achieved’.
@fotoole
If only we could fight climate change like we fight wars via
@IrishTimes
As someone who was involved in trying to secure a better deal for O’Devaney this
@EOBroin
piece in the
@sundaybusiness
is disappointingly full of inaccuracies & unfounded speculation
Thank goodness there's only a week left till the referendum. I've been meaning to write this post for ages. I'm feeling very scared the NO campaigners will win. Here are 16 reasons why I as a #
#FarmersforYes
want to
#Repealthe8th
A truly superb portrait of our first female Lord Mayor, Kathleen Clarke by
@TheReidArt
- capturing her strength & femininity.
Privileged to have been one of only 11 since then and to stand with some of those 11 this evening’s unveiling!
Credit to
@DubCityCouncil
&
@dubcilib
I doubt if any woman has not thought of the possibility of another, generally male, using their force, strength, attitude or power against them - in order for women to feel safe we need zero tolerance of such behaviour!
👏👏
@LordMayorDublin
on speaking out on your own experience of sexual assault.
We know that far less women cycle in our city compared to men and many fear walking alone at nighttime.
Strong message needs to go out on making Dublin feel safer at nighttime for all.
Delighted to get over to Donnybrook this evening to canvass got my great colleague
@ivanabacik
Her track record in the Seanad surpasses all - imagine what she’d do for
#DublinBaySouth
in the Dáil!!
If you want someone to fight got a
#fairer
City
#VoteIvana
More on the commodification of housing from
@RoryHearne
It's simple - the Government favours landlords and investors over renters (via
@thejournal_ie
)
Couldn’t stay for full afternoon but today’s
@IrelandsFuture
event a significant conversation in our journey to shaping an inclusive democratic Ireland that works for all & brings social, cultural & economic prosperity to all!
#IrelandsFuture
This is absolutely not the answer: Dublin pedestrianisation plans to be reassessed following city riots
A vibrant inclusive night-time economy, a clean, green, well-lit and well maintained space with a visible Garda presence need to be to the fore!
We must draw a line in the sand and shift our local housing policy away from sacrificing the full potential of our land to the private developer and become the lead housing developer ourselves.
We’re starting this shift tomorrow evening in DCC
Cross party support at this evening’s
@DubCityCouncil
Council meeting for complete & immediate vaccination of all
@DubFireBrigade
&
@DFBAmbulance
personnel who have not yet received it.
💉 🚒💉 🚑 💉🚒 💉🚑💉🚒💉🚑💉🚒💉🚑💉🚒💉🚑💉🚒💉
Reading this
@killianwoods
@businessposthq
article on the LDA am wondering would it not have been more productive to afford local authorities the staffing capacity as well as the financial & planning autonomy provided to the LDA given their key housing delivery responsibility 🤔
One of my proudest achievements as Lord Mayor of Dublin was establishing this
#Brigit
Dublin City Celebrating Women. Just a one day programme 2 years ago and now grown to 5 days!!
Happy
#BrigitsDay
- check out the fab and varied programme below
First
@DubCityCouncil
monthly meeting as
@LordMayorDublin
over.
Lots of business done including the addition of the old Player Wills factory in Dublin 8 to our Record of Protected Structures
As a former ET teacher (& one who deliberately chose to work in an
@EducateTogether
school) this is the ONLY patron that explicitly bases its ethos on & walks the walk (not just talk) of human rights & responsibility, full inclusion & genuine respect for whole school community.
Dr Laura Dooley highlighting inspection reports that confirm the success of the
@educatetogether
approach. Quality relationships and high levels of student engagement.
Yup, women can both party and lead a country. Get it, Sanna!
#solidaritywithsanna
Youngest prime minister in the world shamed bcoz of her video of DANCING with her friends in private space, do women politician have to take permission from world for private space
@MarinSanna
So conscious of
#AislingMurphy
last run as I run this morning. But also conscious of all the women who have no choice but to walk to work this morning on their own, train/run/exercise on their own or just do their everyday regular things on their own
#solidarity
with them!
As someone who grew up in a minority on this side of the border I’m acutely aware of the open, courageous, respectful and inclusive democrat and peace maker that was
#JohnHume
- an example of a remarkable human.
May we all follow his example now more than ever!
#RestInPeace
@fotoole
: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael decided to reshape Ireland as a nation beholden to private property owners – The Irish Times on
@RoryHearne
new book Gaffs!
Definitely one to buy!
#housing
This sort of violent, random and murderous attack very much impacts us all.
My thoughts are with this young woman’s family, friends & colleagues as well as the people of Tullamore.
Woman jogger killed in attack in Co Offaly via
@IrishTimes
If this striking, meaningful and globally impactful poem, The Hill We Climb' from youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman is not put on the Junior Cert or Leaving Cert syllabus
@Education_Ire
will be losing a great opportunity to show students the beauty, magic and movement of poetry!
Such a pleasure to meet this young man and his family earlier today.
At only 21 he heads off to his first Olympics - everyone, especially his community, is so very proud of him!
Lord Mayor wishing our Dublin Olympian Nhat Nguyen all the very best before he and his two coaches head off to Tokyo on Friday.
Nhat will compete for Ireland 🇮🇪 in the badminton singles.
His family and Clarehall community are so very proud of him!
Misleading headline - this is an Approved Housing Body development. McGregor seems to be involved with the company contracted by them to build the dev as opposed to him building them for homeless people. Families will come from
@DubCityCouncil
Housing list
Well done to these 3 principals for highlighting the need for trauma informed and trauma recovery practice in schools serving our most disadvantaged communities suffering adverse social and emotional experiences
Delighted to have been selected to run for
@labour
in the
#Artane
/Whitehall ward for
#LE19
. Really appreciate the support of
@MayorMontague
who has represented the Santry/Whitehall part of this new ward for the last 15 years!
Want to know what it's like being a female firefighter 👩🏽🚒with
@DubFireBrigade
?
Come along on Wednesday 9th Nov at 7pm and hear some of our🚒firewomen👩🏽🚒talking about their
➡️work 🔥🚒
➡️career pathways 🚑
➡️ training 🪜🧯
Details & registration at
There will be lots of running around for me over the next year but determined to keep up my actual running 🏃🏻♀️ especially when I can enjoy lovely spaces like this little fairy haven.
You can make this happen by supporting
@ivanabacik
@labour
Bill introduced in the Seanad earlier this month - it provides for paid leave for early miscarriage & reproductive health related treatments
“The sad reality is that one in five pregnancies are lost in their early stages and the trauma of early pregnancy loss needs to be acknowledged”
—
@SeeryKearney
and
@EmerHigginsTD
on paid leave after early pregnancy loss.
Learn more:
#Rowing
While you were sleeping…
The Women’s Four smashed their final this morning in Tokyo with an unbelievable finish seeing them home to an Olympic bronze medal 💪🏻🇮🇪🥉
#TeamIreland
#Tokyo2020
This is the very best of the best spontaneous contributions in our Dáil!
Powerful 🌹
Passionate 🌹
Real 🌹
@DuncanSmithTD
🌹
Miriam Lord: Working-class hero shouts down the Culchie Whisperers
Would absolutely support bringing this beautiful building back to life as an active heritage and cultural centre for the north east inner city!
Heritage groups urge State to buy last great Georgian mansion built in Dublin
Essential that we take a health based approach to substance misuse.
This mobile unit is a proactive step by
@AnaLiffey
&
@HSELive
to progress on-street support for those in need.
#IOAD21
@LordMayorDublin
Launches ‘The VanaLiffey’ –
@AnaLiffey
’s mobile harm reduction unit. A significant service development delivering services to reduce the risk of
#overdose
; other drug related harms; & link people to treatment & support services.
#IOAD2021
Fair dues
@DuncanSmithTD
for calling out the toxic political & personality driven exchanges btwn gov & SF opposition in the chamber on
#twip
Behaviour is going downhill setting an appalling example for our citizens esp young people concerned about real issues that impact them!
#Boxing
SHE’S DONE IT!!!
Ireland’s Kellie Harrington is now guaranteed an Olympic medal following a unanimous decision win over Imane Khelif (ALG) in the Women’s Light (57-60kg) quarter final🇮🇪🔥💪🏻🥊
#TeamIreland
#Tokyo2020
Lots of people seeking advice on donations to
#Ukraine
The following are working directing on the ground
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Frederick Douglass, the anti-slavery leader who visited Dublin in 1845, has been honoured by a Commemorative Plaque, unveiled by
@LordMayorDublin
at
@IFI_Dub
, Eustace St, Temple Bar, formerly the Friends’ Meeting House. ➡️
#Dublin
#History
Bravo 🙌 👏🙌👏🙌👏🙌👏🙌
Key comment from her husband ‘I think parity of leave for parents is an essential ingredient for gender equality in the workplace.”
Helen McEntee’s husband takes six months parental leave as she returns to Leinster House
You’ve still got time - another 3 and a half hours til polls close.
#YourYesMatters
- Your single vote makes a difference between choice & proper healthcare in this country for women today and into the future or not. Please vote,
#VoteYes
This was last Thursday night.
Anyone with information please contact Ballyfermot Garda Station on 01 666 7200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
I look forward to the unveiling of a
@DubCityCouncil
commemorative plaque to Kathleen and her partner Madeleine Ffrench-Mullen in the near future! Amazing women!
Born
#otd
Jan 28, 1874,Kathleen Lynn, doctor,suffrage & trade union activist, 1916 rebel,Sinn Féin TD,founder of St Ultans Hospital for sick infants with life long partner Madeline ffrench Mullen.Only right to name the new children’s hospital the Kathleen Lynn Children’s Hospital
A must read for those who only hear anti-
@labour
rhetoric
It masks the party’s ‘role in saving the State from financial disaster and serious social and industrial unrest’
The Irish Times view on the Labour Party: Noble tradition, challenging future
I had the pleasure of meeting this young man in his local community & he is an inspiration (as is his big sister Thammy!!)
His community adore him & we all wish him gold at
#Tokyo2020
Irish athlete's inspiring journey to the Olympics via
@rte
We can't continue to speak out of both sides of our mouths ie wanting injecting off our streets but not supporting supervised injecting centres
@AnaLiffey
Opinion: Supervised drug injecting in Ireland – 10 years of advocacy, legislation and delays
So shortsighted and deeply disappointing and frustrating from a climate mitigation perspective and from a Dublin City sustainable development perspective!!
Revised Dublin transport plan sees costs double to €25bn and rail projects delayed via
@IrishTimes
Fantastic news!!! Well done 👏
@forsa_union_ie
👏and all the activist school secretaries 👏 and caretakers 👏who campaigned for major changes in terms and conditions!!!!
I hope the next steps to full pay scale integration can be achieved in the very near future!
📢📢IMPORTANT NOTICE: The national one-day strike by school secretaries and caretakers, scheduled for tomorrow, has been deferred after significant concessions.
More below⬇️