Cllr Sean Kenny

Welcome from Cllr Sean Kenny

Seán Kenny has been a member of Dublin City Council representing Labour in the Raheny area since 1979 when he won an extra seat for the party. Educated at Garbally College, Ballinasloe, he became involved in community activity when he came to live in Raheny in 1969 though participation in local residents association's and as a voluntary worker and later director with the Raheny and District Credit Union.

At present he is a Councillor for the Donaghmede Electoral Area, which includes Donaghmede, Ayrfield, Raheny, Edenmore, Kilbarrack, Harmonstown, Brookwood, and part of Coolock. The Donaghmede Electoral Area includes part of both Dublin North Central and Dublin North East Dail constituencies.

As Lord Mayor of Dublin during 1991/1992 he played a leading role in Dublin's year as European City of Culture; the launch of Temple Bar as a tourist centre for Dublin; and the celebration of Trinity College Dublin Quarercentenary, when he received an honorary degree from the college. He went on to serve as Labour TD in Dail Eireann in 1992 for 5 years where he acted as Chairperson of the Social Affairs Committee and as a member of the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation dealing with the peace process in Northern Ireland.

Seán is a strong proponent of Dublin City Council reaching out to, and working with local communities. As Chairperson of the North Central Area Committee during 2003/2004-11-11 Sean saw the opening of the new EU and government funded Sewage Pumping station at Sutton, which will be of enormous benefit in improving water quality in Dublin Bay.

The major Dublin City Council initiatives in which Seán will played a major role in 2004 were:

• Chairing of meetings of the newly formed North Fringe Forum (which includes participation by community associations), which will monitor the residential and commercial developments in the area north of Donaghmede and east of the Malahide Road.
• the €17M redevelopment of Fr. Collins Park which will provide first class recreational and sporting facilities for all
• the preparation of the new City Development Plan
• the implementation of the Sutton to Sandycove coastal cycleway to link Dublin Bay from North to South with a cycle route.
• the restoration of Blue Flag status for Dollymount Beach.

Following his re-election to Dublin City Council at the Local Elections in June 2004 Seán holds the positions of Chairperson of the City Development Board, Strategic Policy Committee on Traffic and Transportation; and member of Dublin City Council Corporate Policy Group.