Hello, my name is Roderic O’Gorman and I am the Green Party representative for the Dublin West area. I was a candidate in the Castleknock-Blanchardstown ward in June’s Local Elections where I polled 5th and just missed out on the 4th and final seat.
I was the candidate for the Green Party in the Dublin West constituency in the 2007 General Election and the Castleknock-Blanchardstown area in the 2004 local elections.
I’m originally from Mulhuddart, but I now live in Blanchardstown Village.
I currently work as a law lecturer in Griffith College Dublin where I teach European Union law and Constitutional law. Prior to this, I worked on the Legal Education for All Project (LEAP) which helped adults who were forced to leave the education system early, to study law.
I started this blog to discuss issues of local and national interest and I hope it will provide information on my 2009 election campaign. My contact detail are available on the ‘Contacts’ page.
5 Achievements by Roderic
- I worked with community groups to secure a new secondary school for Castleknock & Carpenterstown. Luttrellstown Community College will open in a temporary location this September.
- I have made detailed planning proposals on how to protect character of Castleknock, Blanchardstown & Clonsilla villages. I submitted objections to a range of unsustainable developments in Dublin 15.
- I’ve lobbied Dublin Bus and Irish Rail for improvements in local services and provision of adequate commuter information.
- I successfully lobbied the Minister for the Environment to change the law to make landlords responsible for the upkeep of their rented properties – this will be implemented in the new Housing bill.
- I worked with Green Party councillors on Fingal CC to reopen the waiting list for allotments and to secure new land for allotments in Dublin 15 at Tyrrelstown which will open in the next few months.
“Over the last few years, I have been able to achieve a number of results for Dublin 15 as a local representative for the Green Party. Even though I just missed out on getting elected to Fingal County Council, I continue to work and lobby to improve our community. If I can help you with any issue, please get in touch“. – Roderic O’Gorman
