Next up in our Irish local government leadership series, LGIU’s Thomas Lynch chats with Niall Cussen, the Chief Executive of the Office of the Planning Regulator, to find out more about the operation of Ireland’s planning system.
Focus on Ireland highlights a few key items of local government news from our members-only Daily News service and provides links to key resources to help you address the issues of today and opportunities for the future.
Celebrating 50 years of community councils in Scotland, this Focus on Scotland edition recaps some of the recent key developments affecting local government.
In light of the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee session on the 50th anniversary of community councils, this article from the Improvement Service looks at recent developments in Scotland’s first tier of local government.
Next up in LGIU’s series of interviews with local government leaders, we spoke with Meath County Council’s Chief Executive, Jackie Maguire, to find out more about the Council’s big priorities and what they’re striving to achieve this year.
We look at some of the big news stories for local government in England, from the impact of Voter ID to ‘ghost children’ and more.
Taking part in LGIU’s local government leadership spotlight series, Brett Luxford, Chief Executive of Mitchell Shire Council, discusses the opportunities and challenges facing their Council as well as the broader sector overall.
Election day is here for local government in Northern Ireland – but what next? This article highlights the ones to watch and offers analysis and insights into the wider implications of these elections for Northern Ireland’s local government sector.
In the article, Dr Sue Northrop, Director at Dementia Friendly East Lothian, shares insights into the work they are doing in partnership with the Council to improve the lives of those with dementia by aiming to make their communities more dementia friendly overall.
We believe local government is the answer to some of our toughest global challenges. But we must answer five key questions to reach this potential. LGIU Chief Executive Jonathan Carr-West outlines the challenge and the aspiration.
