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Should our local councillors be given more powers and responsibilities?

Should our local councillors be given more powers and responsibilities?

FromBetween The Lines With Andrea Gilligan


Should our local councillors be given more powers and responsibilities?

FromBetween The Lines With Andrea Gilligan

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ahead of the Local and European Elections in May, Andrea Gilligan was joined by a panel of experts to look at the role of local Government in Ireland. She asked if councillors should be given more powers and responsibilities, and higher wages.
On the panel:

Dr. Eoin O'Malley, Director of the Masters in Public Policy in the School of Law and Government at DCU
Grace Tallon, Labour Councillor for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown and co founder of '& Co.'
Bobby O’Connell, Kerry Councillor and General Secretary of LAMA
Released:
Mar 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

Andrea Gilligan takes a closer look at some of the week's main stories and topics of interest with an expert panel to discuss all of the issues involved and a review of the top stories making the headlines around the country in the local newspapers. Listen and subscribe to Between The Lines With Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.   Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.