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Locals Galway City 2019

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  • #252
    Whereisgalway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    thesandeman wrote: »
    Mike Cubbard has another year as mayor.

    He didn’t do much as a mayor, very disappointed by him


  • #253
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,267 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    Whereisgalway wrote: »
    He didn’t do much as a mayor, very disappointed by him

    Did loads, very vocal on issues, very approachable and helpful to causes/people.


  • #254
    Whereisgalway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    Did loads, very vocal on issues, very approachable and helpful to causes/people.

    Talking is easy, let’s hear a few examples of the loads he did....


  • #255
    [Deleted User]
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    Whereisgalway wrote: »
    Talking is easy, let’s hear a few examples of the loads he did....

    What powers reside in the office of mayor for Galway city?

    In case you weren't aware, its purely ceremonial
    The office was all but abolished under the Local Government Act 2001. All that remains of the office, per section 11 of the Act is a symbolic role: "Subject to this Act, royal charters and letters patent relating to local authorities shall continue to apply for ceremonial and related purposes in accordance with local civic tradition but shall otherwise cease to have effect.". The Act goes on to state the chairman of the Council must be styled the Cathaoirleach and that "Any reference in any other enactment to the lord mayor, mayor, chairman, deputy lord mayor, deputy mayor or vice-chairman or cognate words shall, where the context so requires, be read as a reference to the Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach or other title standing for the time being." (section 31 (3)).


  • #256
    [Deleted User]
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    Hard pill for Larkin to swallow and I'm delighted for Cubbard

    https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/115381/mayor-mike-cubbard-to-serve-as-city-mayor-for-202021

    Mayor Mike Cubbard to serve as city mayor for 2020/21

    115381.jpg


  • #257
    cal naughton
    Registered Users Posts: 402 ✭✭cal naughton


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    What powers reside in the office of mayor for Galway city?

    In case you weren't aware, its purely ceremonial

    If it’s ceremonial why did he want a second term? He ran for TD and barely got any votes so wants to raise his profile.


  • #258
    [Deleted User]
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    cal naughton wrote: »
    If it’s ceremonial why did he want a second term? He ran for TD and barely got any votes so wants to raise his profile.

    I think it was more so to do with the fact that there was huge resistance to Larkin taking the role due to his less savory views

    That and the fact that covid put to rest several months of his term and will the next term, opened the door to him being nominated again


  • #259
    Smegging hell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 462 ✭✭Smegging hell


    expectationlost wrote: »
    Why did Hanely ever agree to be in pact with Larkin ?https://twitter.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fconnachttribune.ie%2Frainbow-coalition-to-control-galway-city-council-009%2F&f=live https://connachttribune.ie/larkin-offers-to-pass-up-mayoral-chain/ https://twitter.com/OwenHanleyLives/status/1276455831962255362


    The Soc Dems joined the new pact last year and trumpeted it as a broadly centre-left coalition keeping FF and FG out. They were seemingly content to overlook Larkin's various statements but when People Before Profit, Galway Anti-Racism Network and other groups started criticising the pact for planning to make Larkin mayor the Soc Dems got cold feet. A lot of the Soc Dems membership were involved in the black lives matter and anti-direct provision campaigns so there was likely internal pressure not to back Larkin too as his statements received more attention.


  • #260
    expectationlost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    Smegging hell wrote: »
    The Soc Dems joined the new pact last year and trumpeted it as a broadly centre-left coalition keeping FF and FG out. They were seemingly content to overlook Larkin's various statements but when People Before Profit, Galway Anti-Racism Network and other groups started criticising the pact for planning to make Larkin mayor the Soc Dems got cold feet. A lot of the Soc Dems membership were involved in the black lives matter and anti-direct provision campaigns so there was likely internal pressure not to back Larkin too as his statements received more attention.


    were his less then savory views not known before the pact was agreed?? even his politics, he's a supporter of Grealish?


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