Councillor Dermot Lacey

Letters to the Editor

Post Archive


  • Letter to the Editor: Robert Ballagh

    The Editor,Letters Page,The Irish Times. Dear Editor, That was a strange insular letter from Robert Ballagh  (10th January 2019)  with his “No Irish need apply” comment thrown in. I presume he would not apply his observations to the London born duo of Hilton Edwards or Micheal Mc Liammoir or indeed to the American born Eamon…

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  • Letter to the Editor – setting our cities free

    The Editor, Letters Page, The Irish Times. Dear Editor, The principles underlying your Editorial “Set our cities free” (9th June) were both welcome and timely as we enter into the final twelve months period before the 2019 Local Elections. However your proposed solution of referring the matter to another Citizens Assembly would in my view…

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  • Letter to the Editor: National Anthems and All That

    The Editor, Letters Page, The Irish Times       Dear Editor,   Brian O’Connor’s article on playing the National anthem reminds me of the Dublin City Council Executive who, many years ago, objected to my motion that we should fly the Dublin colours  whenever Dublin reached at least the provincial finals, that “ it…

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  • Letter to the Editor: Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government

    The Editor, Letters Page, The Irish Times.     Dear Editor,   Your editorial (22nd August) suggests that the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government would be better off concentrating on density rather than height issues. I disagree. The best thing that Department could do would be to stop interfering. It has done far…

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  • Letter to the Editor: Data Protection & Housing

    The Editor, Letters Page, The Irish Times.   Dear Editor,   Bon Frewen  (letters 17th August) rightly questions the role of the Data Protection Commissioner. The same Commissioner has recently blocked Councillors from exercising our supervisory role (not an allocation role) in relation to Housing in Dublin City Council. This does not serve citizens well.…

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  • McGurk wrong again (Letter to the Editor)

    24th August 2014 The Editor, Letters Page, Sunday Business Post.   Dear Editor, In an otherwise laudatory and deservedly so, tribute to Albert Reynolds, Tom McGurk (SBP 24th August) made an extraordinary, but telling point. He queried how anyone could believe that “somehow the Presidency of the High Court was of more national significance than…

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  • Coverage of Elections (Letter to the Editor)

    Published in The Irish Times 14th May 2009 Madam, – As we begin the final stages of the local and European elections campaign it might be worthwhile reflecting on how politics and these elections are covered in the media. Unfortunately, political integrity and commitment are often presented as if they only occur at the extremes.…

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  • Dunne’s Plan for Ballsbridge (Letter to the Editor)

    The Editor, Letters Page, The Irish Times. (Published 12th February 2009) Dear Editor, I have been reluctant to respond to the naïve, cheap and silly letters regarding the rejection by An Bord Pleanala of the proposals for the Jury’s/Berkeley Court sites. The number of references to “well heeled residents” and “leafy suburbs” became boring after…

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  • Media Coverage of Local Government – Letter to the Editor (Sunday Independent)

    The Editor, The Sunday Independent. Dear Editor, Two articles last week – one by Eilis O’Hanlon, the other by Eoghan Harris made me reflect about the need for more thoughtful, intelligent and balanced politics in Ireland. As we begin a New Year, a year that will see Local and European Elections, another Referendum on Lisbon…

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  • Local Government Reporting – Letter to the Editor (SBP)

    The Editor, The Sunday Business Post. Dear Editor, The article High Time for high-rise (Stephen Price, Agenda 11th January) more than anything highlighted the need for The Sunday Business Post to employ a Local Government Correspondent. Now, I will leave it to others to defend “greedy builders” – I have no intention of doing so.…

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