I thought I’d have another few days to post this well-known John Gordon Thomson cartoon from 1880 featuring a Jim Gavin lookalike & actalike character as the #aras2025 race continued, but it looks like it’s post now or post never…
Jim Gavin’s name will remain on the ballot (he’s been nominated, he’s on the #aras25 ballot: that’s how it works, despite his withdrawal announcement), so…
Small correction, btw: I have been told by a reliable person that Frankie Daly WAS present for the roll call. Happy to correct, as I always am on stuff.
I can only ask Cllr Daly to facilitate the continuing FrankieWatch by speaking INTO THE MIC with one word when required.
There are 13 motions on the table after that, none of which are earth-shattering. Over half are Write A Letter motions.
Alas, I will not be here to tell you what happens with the People Of Any Age Should Be Allowed To Drive School Buses motion (technically that's what it says)
When is an adjournment not an adjournment, I wonder.
If I hadn't given away my copy of Robert's Rules Of Order, I'd be dropping it out to Dooradoyle right now. We're going to have another 10 months of this.
Anyway, adjourning till 18:20 (supposedly 5 minutes. IT'S TEN)
He wants to know how much the execs going with them will cost, to avoid councillors being saddled in the paper with having spent the total travel cost on themselves... I mean, their Important Trip.
Sean Golden mentions that the land is there, that the state is the biggest landowner in every local authority, and has a key role in providing housing land.
John Moran comments that he was going to ask for a declaration of a housing emergency today, but that if they've already had one declared two years ago, he's not sure what use that'd be, given the complete lack of progress since.
