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FINE GAEL COUNCILLOR Emma Blain is set to become Dublin’s next Lord Mayor following outgoing mayor James Geoghegan’s election to the Dáil.
Blain is currently a councillor for the Pembroke local electoral area and has been a councillor for eight years in both Dublin city and before that Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown councils.
The Journal understands Blain is being put forward by Fine Gael and will have the backing of Fianna Fáil, Labour and the Greens at tomorrow night’s extraordinary council meeting.
These parties formed a coalition known as a controlling group in June to run the council until 2029, with the position of Lord Mayor rotated among them as part of the agreement.
She will become the 357th Lord Mayor of Dublin and hold the position until June.
Blain, who grew up in Rathmines and is a former Sunday Independent journalist, is currently the editor of the Church of Ireland Gazettte.
She unsuccessfully contested this year’s general election in Dublin Bay South as Geoghegan’s running mate.
Geoghegan became Lord Mayor of Dublin after this year’s local elections in June. He was the first Fine Gael Lord Mayor to be elected in 12 years.
In November’s general election, he topped the poll in Dublin Bay South.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin is elected to office annually by members of Dublin City Council. They reside in the Mansion House on Dawson Street while in office.
The person who holds the office acts as the ‘first citizen of Dublin’ and acts as an ambassador for the city locally and internationally. They also preside over meetings of the Council.
Also at tomorrow night’s meeting of Dublin City Council, seven new members will be co-opted onto the Council following the general election last month.
The outgoing seven members of the Council, following their election to Dáil Éireann, are:
James Geoghegan; Naoise O Muirí; Tom Brabazon; Máire Devine; Jen Cummins; Eoin Hayes; and Barry Heneghan.
The Social Democrats have confirmed that Eoin Haye’s seat will be co-opted by a Social Democrat despite Hayes’ suspension from the party last week.
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Of course if you happen to work for a complete a**ehole who’s constantly looking over his shoulder for potential challengers to humiliate then just go ahead and have a nervous breakdown or else job seekers allowance.
Hard choice that.
When you have a bad manager who doesn’t listen and support you then that stress exacerbates and folks leave or get sick.
If your lucky to get a bonus for exceeding targets…It should be exempt from Tax. You earned it. Mr. Noonan didn’t.
Communication is the most important of all. Communicate direction, motivation, disappointment, operation and inspiration and always remember that there is no project greater than the team you build around you.
Nice idea, but isn’t going to work for most of us, especially if your employer sees you as nothing but a resource (robot), they don’t care that your child is ill, had to arrange child care, or come in sick(no paid time for been off sick) you then infect your colleagues, who then go home sick and miss days!
Good article Peter.
Just bring a large calibre firearm with you into meetings. Its such an easy way deflect questions on days you’re just not ‘in the zone’ or ready to run something ‘up the flagpole to see who’ll salute’. Since I’ve started on the ‘F**k off or I’ll shoot you in the face’ programme my stress levels are now in a very manageable place. Phew!
They are trying to justify their own existence. Their proposals are hardly going to work in an environment of six people employed by , say , a shoe shop, a small firm , a convenience store etc.
Sack lazy sods, they spend too much time gossiping and that does not help employee moral?
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Have gay marriage, only joking, but it is funny… lol.
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