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Society must do better when it comes to women’s safety

The Social Democrats have expressed solidarity with women across the island of Ireland who have been deeply disturbed by the death of Sarah Everard in the UK and the disproportionate actions by police at the Clapham Common vigil. In a statement, party representatives said that women must be able to live an active life in […]

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Cllr Joan Hopkins calls for gender balance on Fingal County Council’s Corporate Policy Group

Social Democrats councillor Joan Hopkins will be calling for gender balance on Fingal County Council’s Corporate Policy Group (CPG) when she puts forward a motion at this month’s council meeting. The Corporate Policy Group is made up of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and the Chairs of the council’s six Special Policy Committees. Its function includes preparing […]

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Cllr Chris Pender wants Kildare County Council to take back expenses for ‘travelling’ to online meetings

Cllr Chris Pender has submitted a motion to Kildare County Council calling on councillors to consider returning part of their expenses that cover ‘travel allowances’ to their meetings. The Newbridge based Social Democrats representative is asking for a voluntary scheme where councillors can defer their travel expenses while meetings are held online. Cllr Pender said: […]

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Social Democrats city councillors condemn harassment of Dublin Lord Mayor

Social Democrats councillors on Dublin City Council have added their names to a cross-party statement of solidarity with Lord Mayor Hazel Chu after she was subjected to racially motivated harassment outside the Mansion House. Cllr Mary Callaghan, Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, stated: “I would like to offer Lord Mayor Hazel Chu my strong and […]

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Cllr Joan Hopkins calls for ‘Participatory Budgeting’ project to be expanded into Fingal

Social Democrats councillor Joan Hopkins will be calling for an award-winning local authority project, called ‘Participatory Budgeting,’ to be expanded into Fingal County when she puts forward a motion at this month’s council meeting. According to Cllr Hopkins, the idea for ‘Participatory Budgeting’ is that local residents get a direct say on which local projects […]

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Kildare Social Democrats secure funding commitments for community services

The Kildare grouping of Social Democrats councillors – Cllr Nuala Killeen, Cllr Chris Pender and Cllr Aidan Farrelly – have secured a firm commitment from Kildare County Council to ringfence the first €250,000 of any potential funding increases in 2021 for community services. During the 2021 Annual Budget meeting, the Social Democrats councillors proposed a […]

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Social Democrats will oppose plans for Oscar Traynor Road site

Social Democrats Councillors will vote against the proposals for the Lawrence Lands site on Oscar Traynor Road at the Dublin City Council meeting tonight. Cllr Patricia Roe of Artane-Whitehall, where the site is located, said: “It is our view that the proposed deal between the Council and property developer Glenveagh is not a good use […]

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Social Democrats Councillors attend meeting to discuss impact of local lockdowns

Councillors from the Social Democrats in Kildare and Offaly participated in an online council meeting today to discuss the implications of the regional restrictions imposed across three counties last week. Birr Councillor Clare Claffey said: “More nuance should be applied to lockdowns in response to future outbreaks. The community is distressed and we need to […]

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SocDems call for strong turnout for Climate Strikes

  The Social Democrats are backing the global Climate Strike demonstrations today, Friday 20th September, and encouraging our supporters and members of the public to take part in lunchtime protests across the country. The party’s TDs, councillors and representatives will join student demonstrators today for what organisers expect to be the largest worldwide mobilisation for […]

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