The Case for a Directly-Elected Mayor in Dublin
15 January - 22 mins
Podcast Series
Newstalk Daily
The idea of a directly-elected mayor for Dublin has been circling Irish politics for decades — recommended by a Citizens’ Assembly, backed by some parties, resisted by others, and still unresolved.
Today on Newstalk Daily, Shane Beatty asks why Dublin remains the odd one out, while cities around the world hand executive power to mayors who shape housing, transport, and climate policy.
Professor Ricky Burdett from the London School of Economics joins the podcast to explain why mayors have become such influential political figures in recent years, not because cities are growing faster in Europe, but because urban areas now sit on the frontline of challenges like inequality, climate change,...
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