In a local election which saw the left perform extremely well, the People Before Profit Alliance won 5 Local Election Seats.

In Dun Laoghaire, Richard Boyd Barrett topped the poll on the first count and took 22.8% of the vote.

The following candidates were elected.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dun Laoghaire)

Hugh Lewis (Ballybrack)

Joan Collins (Crumlin)

Brid Smith (Ballyfermot)

Gino Kenny (Clondalkin)

Full results as follows:

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown :Dún Laoghaire :
BOYD BARRETT, Richard 4091 22.8% (Elected)

Ballyfermot-Drimnagh
SMITH, Bríd 2269 18.8% (Elected)

Crumlin-Kimmage
COLLINS, Joan 2512 17.4% (Elected)

Artane-Whitehall
O’SULLIVAN, Martin 391 2.4%

North Inner City :
STEPHENS, Colm 210 1.8%

Pembroke-Rathmines :
EVANS, Bryce 639 3.6%

South-West Inner City :
MacVEIGH, Tina 682 8.2%

Waterford City South :
FELL, Donie 308 5.2%

Tallaght Central :
DUNNE, Pat 1346 5.7%

Roscommon :
STEVENS, Tim 119 1.9%

Clondalkin:
KENNY, Gino 1137 7.3% (Elected)

Tralee :
Sean Moraghan (Tralee Town Council) 127 1st Pref 1.3% (beat 2 FF and tied with Green)

Dundalk:
Syd Smith
51 1.0%

The People Before Profit Alliance will be launching its Local Election Campaign on Thursday May 7th. The Alliance is running thirteen candidates in Dublin City,

The wishes of the public for the future of Dun Laoghaire Baths were dealt a major blow at a specially convened council meeting on Wednesday 1st April to discuss the new Dun Laoghaire County Development Plan.

At the meeting the County Manager included a Special Local Objective “SLO” for the provision of an East Pier to Sandycove Enhancement Scheme in his draft written statement. Councillors had the option of accepting, amending or rejecting this objective.

The Manager’s objective came despite the fact that the enhancement scheme was roundly rejected by the public following a series of street marches, public meetings and hundreds of public submissions.

Richard Boyd Barrett of the People Before Profit Alliance, Cllr Gene Feighery, and Bob Waddell of the Sandycove Baths Action Group, were united in their condemnation of the recent decision taken by Councillors to ignore public opinion on Dun Laoghaire Baths in favour of the County Manager’s objective.

At the meeting Cllr. Feighery put forward a motion rejecting the Manager’s special local objective and requesting Councillors to support her in replacing it with the following motion which she believes reflects the democratic will of the people with whom she marched.

Cllr. Feighery’s motion read:
That Development of Dun Laoghaire Baths will retain the existing building with a modest extension to accommodate proposed public amenities/facilities which includes swimming facilities, and which does not include high rise or residential development. That infill development is minimised to provide adequate sea defences and that the scale of any upgrading and renewal project is limited to the area between the East Pier and the Baths.

Unfortunately, she only found support in four of her fellow councillors and the motion fell.