Councillor Dermot Lacey

dublin south east

Post Archive


  • Annual Report 2012

    Annual report to the Dublin South East Labour Party Election as Group Leader: During the year I was delighted to be elected the new Dublin City Council Labour Group Leader in a contested election. The immediate task of the Group is to secure agreement on the City Budget for 2013 in the context of massively…

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  • Report to Labour Dublin South East Constituency Council

    Below is the report I delivered to the Labour Party’s Dublin South East Constituency Council meeting this evening (16th May). Report to Dublin South East Constituency Council – May 16th. City Council: The main issue of concern to the Council is the same as the Country – Finance. However in the case of Local Government…

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  • Thank You

    Now that the posters are being taken down and the offices cleared I can reflect on what an honour it remains to be elected by your own community to represent them on Dublin City Council. I recall the words the late Dan Spring said to me many years ago “It is easy to be elected…

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  • Let Battle Commence

    We had a great Selection Convention in The Mansion House for the Pembroke-Rathmines and the South East Inner City wards.  The Selection Conventions were chaired by well known blogging politician, Dominic Hannigan, and hosted by the Dublin South East Labour Party.  Kevin Humphreys and Maria Parodi were selected for the South East Inner City –…

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  • The Demise of the Progressive Democrats

    With the soon to be ending life of the PDs, it is worth looking at their record here in Dublin South East. Clearly the towering personality, here, as in many ways the Party itself, was Michael McDowell. As a local TD I always found Michael courteous and helpful and, while not sharing his politics, I…

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