Kieran Dennison

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are scouting for additional candidates

Analysis: Fine Gael faces more local rebellions over strict gender quota rules

Senator, once based in Dublin South East, to run alongside Minister in general election

Move would cut almost €5m from council finances

Motion to reduce tax put forward by Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil passes easily

Proposal for directly elected mayor of Dublin had been engineered to fail

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Public ballot will not now go ahead in May, having failed to gain support of the four Dublin authorities

Fianna Fáil set to vote in favour of plebiscite

Second byelection in Dublin West since 2011, in the one Dáil term

Result of second by-election in evenly-split constituency likely to be tight

Mayor Kieran Dennison says he wants to ‘protect minority against majority’

Former operator of Westlink seeks further €3m

Zoning prohibits places of worship in industrial estates, says Fingal Mayor

Chairs of local authorities pledge to work together