Phil Hogan

Irish politician

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Jul 22
Ireland plans return of hyperlocal municipal councils 12 years after town councils were abolished
A government taskforce has recommended establishing new municipal councils in all 31 local authorities, partly reversing Phil Hogan's 2014 abolition of 80 town councils that cut councillor numbers from 1,627 to 949.