CANDIDATES PEMBROKE

Chris Andrews (FF)
Chris Andrews is a sitting councillor for Fine Fail in the Pembroke ward. Chris believes that our environment is important to us and is a strong and consistent advocate of waste management improvements. He is also concerned about infrastructure and the inappropriate and large scale development of apartments and offices in the city.

Chris feels that Dublin’s virtual state of gridlock is a serious problem and he has been an advocate of quality bus corridors. He also believes that Local Govenment needs to be reformed but says this will not happen without Councillors who are strong enough to make the hard decisions.

Lucinda Creighton (FG)
Lucinda Creighton is a representative for Fine Gael in the Pembroke area. Originally from Claremorris, Co. Mayo, she now lives in Donnybrook and works in Dublin City Centre. She is a Graduate of Law from Trinity College, Dublin and is also a qualified Attorney at Law from the New York Bar Association.

She is working to change the perception of politics and is committed to meeting with all local residents to listen to their concerns. Her priority is to highlight issues on behalf of residents, lobby for change and take action in the interests of the community.

Wendy Hederman (PD)
Wendy Hederman lives with her husband Brendan and three young children off Appian Way. She graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with a law degree and is a solicitor practicing commercial and EU law. Her mother, Carmencita Hederman served on DCC from 1974 to1999 and was Lord Mayor in 1988, when Dublin celebrated its Millennium.

Wendy is concerned about the threatened proposed development of an incinerator in the area and the proposal to build a 26-story apartment block in Donnybrook village. She says Dublin has been allowed to develop big city sprawl, but has a small city infrastructure and management.

Dermot Lacey (Labour)
Former Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. Dermot Lacey is the Labour Party candidate for the Pembroke area. He is married with two children and lives in Donnybrook and has been on the City Council since 1993.

Councillor Lacey is active in a wide range of community groups and is particularly committed to the reform of Local Government structures and for the introduction of a directly-elected Lord Mayor. Long housing lists, traffic problems and planning are high on his agenda for reform. He is against the proposed incinerator in the area and is enthusiastic about plans for the enhancement of Sandymount Strand.

Paddy McCartan (FG)
Paddy McCartan has strong roots in the community, having grown up in Ballsbridge. He attended school in Marian College and qualified as an Optician from Kevin Street. All his working life has been spent in Baggot Street and Ringsend, where he runs two opticians and it is from here that his involvement in community work began.

His priority issues for the local elections are: local environment, planning application and development proposals, harnessing the full potential of our older generation and increasing the integrity and effectiveness of local government. Paddy’s campaign has the full backing of Cllr Joe Doyle, who is retiring after a distinguished career in politics.

Sinéad Pembroke (SF)
Sinéad Pembroke is the Sinn Féin candidate for the Pembroke ward of Dublin South East. She is a 20 year old Politics and Sociology student in University College Dublin and has been continually active on youth and student matters in the past few years.

Recently she has spoken strongly on the issues of sustainable development and the planned incinerator on the Poolbeg peninsula. She feels that the people of Pembroke are looking for a real alternative and a fresh voice in City Hall to deal with matters such as these.

Michael Turley (FF)
Michael Turley is a 29 year old IT professional from Donnybrook. Although he has no family connections in politics, he has always had a sincere interest in government and joined Fianna Fáil in 2002. Having worked with Councillor Garry Keegan and Deputy Eoin Ryan he was selected as a local election candidate for Pembroke.

Since graduating from Trinity College, he has worked for various IT companies and financial institutions. He feels that although technology has been identified as a critical component to Ireland’s economic success, engineers are woefully under-represented at senior political level.

Claire Wheeler (GREEN)
Cllr. Claire Wheeler was born in Dublin and spent her childhood years in Clonskeagh. Claire joined the Green Party in 1989. In 1991 she was elected to Dublin City Council but lost her seat in 1999 when Pembroke was reduced to a three-seater. However, she was co-opted back onto the Council by the Green Party to replace Ciaran Cuffe TD.

Some of her prime concerns include the maintenance of natural space and amenities, in particular Sandymount Strand and the Dodder Linear Park. Claire believes that facilities for children also need to be addressed, as crime and delinquency could be decreased through proper recreational and sports-facilities.