Emer Currie

8 results

The pedestrianisation of New Street in Malahide is currently midway through a 10-week trial. Photograph: Orla Murray
Backpedalling on pandemic cycling and walking schemes

If there is any silver lining for Dublin to the health and economic disaster of the coronavirus pandemic, it has to be the emergence of measures to im(...)

Former president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, Ian Marshall, was elected a senator in a 2018 byelection. File photograph: Patrick Bolger/Bloomberg
‘Huge insult’ not to be told about Seanad snub, says Marshall

Former senator Ian Marshall has expressed his disappointment that he learned that he was not being nominated to the Seanad for a second term via socia(...)

Nine of the Taoiseach’s 11 Seanad nominees are women. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Seanad nominees welcomed by National Women’s Council

The inclusion of nine women among the Taoiseach’s eleven nominees to the Seanad has been welcomed by women’s groups though the absence of a person of (...)

Traveller rights activist Eileen Flynn is one of Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s 11 appointments to the Seanad. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Nine women among Taoiseach’s 11 appointees to Seanad

Traveller rights activist Eileen Flynn is one of Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s 11 appointments to the Seanad – the only non-party figure among the nomina(...)

Former tánaiste Joan Burton has lost her seat. Photograph: Collins Courts
Dublin West results: Joan Burton and Ruth Coppinger lose seats

There were two high profile casualties in Dublin West as former Labour tánaiste Joan Burton and Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger lost their Dáil seats tur(...)

Emer Currie speaks to Vincent Hegarty on the canvass in Lambourn Park estate in Clonsilla, Dublin West. Photograph: Fiach Kelly
On the Canvass: Varadkar running mate eyes second seat

Taoisigh and ministers are expected to bring in a running mate, but those close to Leo Varadkar have previously claimed his Dublin West constituency i(...)

Dublin West is home to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and a former tánaiste in Joan Burton, both of whom are running again. File photograph: Tom Honan
Election 2020: Dublin West constituency profile

Dublin West (four seats) Current: 1 FG, 1 FF, 1 S-PBP, 1 Labour A true heavyweight constituency, Dublin West is home to the sitting Taoiseach in Leo(...)

Communities are encouraged to bring the day to their doorstep. Photograph: Alex Foster
World Clean Up Day comes to Ireland for the first time

Volunteers around the world will come together for World Clean Up Day on Saturday, an initiative to collect litter from public spaces. And for the fir(...)