Malone House privatisation slated by Belfast councillors
Decision to look at outsourcing for the Georgian mansion divides Belfast Council
19:30, 5 MAY 2021
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A decision by Belfast City Council to outsource the management of Malone House has been described by elected representatives as “dressed up privatisation”.
Malone House privatisation condemned by Belfast councillors Michael Kenwood 05 May, 2021 20:42
A decision by Belfast City Council to outsource the management of Malone House has been described by elected representatives as “dressed up privatisation”.
At this week’s full council meeting, the council voted to change the working arrangement of the South Belfast Georgian mansion so that “a suitably experienced and dynamic individual or business is identified to operate it”.
But Sinn Féin Councillor Ronan McLaughlin said: “This whole notion of giving Malone House to a charity or a social enterprise is a red herring – it’s a way of trying to sell it. We shouldn’t be giving out our assets, whether it is to the private sector or the third sector in order for them to make profits. It is fundamentally wrong for us to go down that route. I would see this as dressed up privatisation.”
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22 April 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway City Council has voted to install traffic lights on the Shangort Road in Knocknacarra.
The motion was submitted by Independent councillor Donal Lyons at the start of the year in response to what he has described as a very dangerous situation at the junction with the Clybaun Road.
In response to councllior Lyons’ proposal, the Local Authority said “the signalisation of the Clybaun Road/Shangort Road is currently being considered as part of the Galway Cycle Network Stage 2 Project which will go on non-statutory public consultation in Q1 2021”.
At this week’s Council meeting, councillor Lyons said the proposed installation cannot wait as increased traffic coming from the Kingston Road direction, Joyces’ Supermarket and the Western Distributor Road has led to a number of accidents recently.