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# dublin-mayor - Saturday 5 April, 2014
Phil Hogan 'should hold plebiscite anyway' --- Lord Mayor
Oisín Quinn says the fact that 98 councillors supported the move, while only 19 voted against is as close as you get to unanimity “outside of Iraq and North Korea”.
# dublin-mayor - Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Fingal's scuppering of elected mayor for Dublin slammed... by Fingal's former mayor
Cian O’Callaghan said that ceremonial mayors “belong to a different era”.
# dublin-mayor - Monday 31 March, 2014
Two more councils back mayor proposal, but Fingal’s ‘nay’ scuppers plan
Any of the four local authorities in the county had the power to veto the proposal to put the plan to the people of the county on 23 May.
Column: Voting down a plebiscite for a directly-elected Dublin mayor would be bad for democracy
All four local authorities in the country have to agree on whether to put the issue to the people on the same day as the local and European elections.
# dublin-mayor - Monday 18 November, 2013
Revealed: Here are the powers a directly-elected Dublin mayor could have
A directly-elected mayor would appoint a cabinet of politicians and non-politicians to administer the Dublin Metropolitan Region with responsibility for a wide range of areas, according to a draft report.
# dublin-mayor - Friday 18 October, 2013
Poll: Should Irish cities have directly-elected mayors?
Dublin could have its own version of London’s Boris Johnson or New York’s Michael Bloomberg under a process currently under way…
Hogan on Dublin mayor plan: 'I might be 6' 5'' but I'm not going to lean in any direction'
The Minister isn’t giving much away about whether or not he’d like a directly-elected mayor for the capital.
# dublin-mayor - Thursday 3 October, 2013
Hogan: No point having elected mayor for Dublin unless position is meaningful
The government intends to hold a referendum at the same time as the local elections next year to ask Dublin residents whether or not they want an elected mayor for the capital.
# dublin-mayor - Tuesday 11 January, 2011
Cabinet fails to agree pre-election legislative programme
Fianna Fáil and the Greens meet in attempts to decide what laws to pass before leaving power – with no success.
# dublin-mayor - Thursday 2 December, 2010
Gogarty slams Labour moves to delay Dublin Mayor vote
Paul Gogarty slams a defeated Labour Party move that would have seen the directly-elected mayor be delayed until 2014.
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Poll: Should self-driving cars be legally allowed on Irish roads?
SELF-DRIVING CARS could be coming to Irish roads.
The government is set to consider a proposal today to allow self-driving cars to be tested on public roads.
RTÉ News reports that the legislation will aim to change the law so that self-driving cars can legally be tested in Ireland on public roads.
There have been concerns about any potential use of self-driving cars. While it could be years before self-driving cars are a common sight in the country, legal experts have been discussing issues around criminal liability in relation to autonomous vehicles.
But what do you think? Should self-driving cars be legally allowed on Irish roads?
Poll Results:
Yes (3722)
No (3700)
I don't know (375)
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