MURPHY EOGHAN www.eoghanmurphy.ie MURPHY

Contact me: 3 Eglinton Terrace, Donnybrook, 4. E: [email protected] / Murphy for 2009 / M: 086 086 3832 Working for you in our area: , Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Merrion, Nutley, Ranelagh, Rathmines, Rathgar, Dartry, Milltown, Terenure and Harold’s Cross.

a new candidate working for dublin. working for you.

Our Community, Our City Your team in Pembroke-Rathmines. Eoghan is working with Gay Mitchell MEP, as well as Cllr Paddy McCartan, Cllr Edie Wynne, and Lucinda Creighton TD on your behalf. TIME FOR A FRESH APPROACH WHAT’S THIS NEW APPROACH

It’s time for a fresh approach. It’s time for an economy that’s fairer, a community that’s safer, ALL ABOUT? a public service that’s more responsive, and a political system that’s more accountable, democracy more representative and more honest. It’s about taking a new look at the way local government works and seeing what can be done better. That begins with a directly elected Mayor for Dublin, chosen by the people and responsible to the people. And it continues with reform of the electoral boundaries to make them more local so that residents’ concerns are For a fresh approach, we need new faces; we need new people. I want to work for you given the attention they deserve, and a reduction in Council terms to bring in new faces and new ideas and on , to start a new approach from the bottom up. put an end to career politicians at the local level. living It’s about the way we live and improving our standard of life. By developing a modern European-style cycling infrastructure so that it’s safe and enjoyable to cycle in the city. By rethinking the way we do waste management, so that it’s easy and affordable and doesn’t end up with numerous bins blocking our homes and footpaths. By redesigning public transport so that it’s integrated, clean and hassle-free. community It’s also about a new focus on the importance of communities – on the part that people can play to better the lives of those they share their locality with. Be it volunteering in the community; a return to neighbourhood watch; increased funding for and participation in community events; protection and prioritisation of our public spaces; or overhauling the planning process so that it is community driven, transparent and accountable to the public. At the end of the day it’s about stronger communities, a better city, a fairer society and a more successful country.

ACTION POINTS Recently in your area, : ✔ Attended meetings regarding the Dublin City Development Plan in Terenure, Rathmines and Ballsbridge, & made a detailed submission on the new draft of the plan EOGHAN MURPHY grew up on Sandymount Green and went to school in St. Mary’s Star of the Sea ✔ Provided an update to residents regarding the proposed development opposite the Ranelagh triangle BNS and St. Michael’s College. He attended University College Dublin and King’s College London. ✔ Requested additional street lighting on roads in the proximity of the Beechwood LUAS ✔ Reported a number of roads and footpaths for repair in the Ranelagh area Eoghan has worked in international arms control in London, Geneva and Vienna. A consultant on ✔ Had a burnt-out bin removed from Rampart Lane nuclear weapon disarmament, he was until recently a speechwriter for a United Nations-affi liated ✔ Requested new pedestrian crossing points adjacent to roads crossing the canal agency in Vienna, but resigned in order to dedicate himself to politics in Dublin. Eoghan lives on ✔ Received a guarantee from the Council that a majority of residents would be on the steering committee for the Sandymount Village Design Statement Eglinton Terrace and is standing as a candidate for in the local elections on 5 June. Eoghan is also following up on a number of additional issues that local residents have brought to his attention.