{"id":370,"date":"2009-06-09T14:02:14","date_gmt":"2009-06-09T14:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/?p=370"},"modified":"2009-06-09T14:03:42","modified_gmt":"2009-06-09T14:03:42","slug":"thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/2009\/06\/thank-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal<\/w:View> <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves \/> <w:TrackFormatting \/> <w:PunctuationKerning \/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas \/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF \/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-IE<\/w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE<\/w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE<\/w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables \/> <w:SnapToGridInCell \/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct \/> 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Priority=\"39\" QFormat=\"true\" Name=\"TOC Heading\" \/> <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><span class=\"mceItemObject\"   classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/span>\n<mce:style><!  st1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } --><\/p>\n<p><!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\">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 <a title=\"Dublin City Council\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dublincity.ie\" target=\"_blank\">Dublin City Council<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\">I recall the words the late <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dan_Spring\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"From Wikipedia: Dan Spring\" class=\"wikiterm\" >Dan Spring<\/a> said to me many years ago \u201cIt is easy to be elected son \u2013 the real trick is to be re-elected\u201d. To have been so re-elected in 1999, 2004 and 2009 is something that I remain honoured and grateful for. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\">I am obviously deeply indebted to a wonderful campaign team, kick started by <a title=\"Keith\" href=\"http:\/\/www.keith.gs\" target=\"_blank\">Keith Martin<\/a>, before he went on to mastermind <a title=\"Nessa Childers MEP\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nessachilders.ie\" target=\"_blank\">Nessa Childers<\/a>&#8216; magnificent win to the European Parliament to be succeeded by Aidan Sweeney as Director of Elections assisted by Gerry Ashe and to that wonderful group of people who came out nearly every night for four or five weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\">At the end of it all I am grateful for those more than two thousand people who left their homes or places of work to come down and put a Number 1 or high preference beside my name. More than twenty years after seeking election for the first time that simple act of democratic participation amazes and humbles me more than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\">I look forward to working with <a title=\"Cllr Mary Freehill\" href=\"http:\/\/www.labour.ie\/maryfreehill\" target=\"_blank\">Mary<\/a> and <a title=\"Cllr Ois\u00edn Quinn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oisinquinn.ie\" target=\"_blank\">Ois\u00edn<\/a> over the next five years serving Pembroke-Rathmines from a Social Democratic perspective and working with <a title=\"Cllr Eoghan Murphy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eoghanmurphy.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eoghan<\/a> and <a title=\"Cllr Edie Wynne\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ewynne.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\">Edie<\/a> and <a title=\"Cllr Jim O'Callaghan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jimocallaghan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jim<\/a> in the best interests of the area. Together, with <a title=\"Cllr Kevin Humphreys\" href=\"http:\/\/www.labour.ie\/kevinhumphreys\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin<\/a> and <a title=\"Cllr Maria Parodi\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariaparodi.ie\" target=\"_blank\">Maria<\/a> and <a title=\"Cllr Catherine Noone\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catherinenoone.ie\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine<\/a> and <a title=\"Cllr Mannix Flynn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.votemannixflynn.ie\" target=\"_blank\">Mannix<\/a>, working on the wider Area Committee I hope that we can all work for a better Dublin South East but above all a better Dublin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\">Hope to keep you all posted over the next five years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-US\">Thanks again.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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