Dermot has an article featured in today’s Local Authority Times (published by the Institute of Public Administration) arguing in favour of a fully-empowered directly elected Lord Mayor for Dublin. You can read the article here (pdf).

Today’s Irish Times continues their coverage of the An Bord Pleanála hearing into Seán Dunne’s proposals for his site in Ballsbridge.  They cover Dermot’s contribution to the hearing as their leader on the subject: THE PRICE paid for land cannot be allowed to become the “yardstick” by which planning decisions are made, Labour city councillor [...]

Dermot received some glowing praise in today’s Irish Times. Thu, Aug 28, 2008 Given that much building work is now concentrated on home extensions, its hardly surprising that one-time architect Ruairí Quinn TD has joined with Labour councillor Dermot Lacey to deliver – to every home in their constituencies – what is grandly called Dermot [...]

The Sunday Times is covering the ongoing story about JC Decaux’s Metropoles today, and includes a quote from Dermot in their story: Ian Lumley of An Taisce, said: “It is bizarre that the local authority may be carrying the can of legal responsibility for units belonging to a private developer.” Lumley’s criticism is echoed by [...]

The Evening Herald has some coverage of Jamboree 2008, including quotes from Dermot. Article here, and the part with Dermot: One Scouting group that celebrated their own milestone birthday this year is out in full force at Jamboree 2008. It’s 80 years since Donnybrook Scouts was set up and Labour Councillor Dermot Lacey, who is [...]

Dermot is quoted in today’s The Irish Times, responding to the ridiculous decision by Minister Gormley – against his own local government policy – to remove zoning powers from City and County Councillors. NEW PLANNING legislation which will limit the power of county and city councillors to rezone land is to be introduced by Minister [...]

Dermot will be on the Tubridy Show with Dave Fanning at 09:30 on Friday. He’s part of a panel discussing scouting, and the 100th anniversary of the movement in Ireland. Listen to him on RTÉ Radio 1.

Article submitted to The Irish Times Over the last few weeks a number of articles and letters have appeared in The Irish Times in relation to the Centenary and historical antecedents of the Scout Movement in Ireland. While in many ways fair, none of them, in my view captured the spirit, ethos and sheer value [...]

Dermot was a guest on RTÉ‘s ‘What If…’ show yesterday.  With Mark Callanan of the Insitute of Public Administration and presenter Diarmuid Ferriter, he was discussing “What if…domestic rates were not abolished following the General Election of 1977?”. You can hear the whole show on RTÉ’s website.