Dublin’s Citizens’ Assembly has strongly recommended a powerful, directly elected mayor for the capital city - and it can’t come soon enough.
More cities internationally are embracing the idea of a directly elected mayor. Dublin needs to keep up and allow strong political leadership that can implement a coherent vision for the city.
Local government in Ireland is broken – and has been for decades. Councils can barely pave a road without asking permission from central government. They don’t have independent funding, and no unified political leadership.
