To award the Freedom of the City to Michelle and Barack Obama.

"That the Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin be conferred on Barack Obama and Michelle Obama and that they be elected and admitted to the Honorary Freedom of Dublin City pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act 2001 as amended."
Passed
30 for 23 against 4 abstain
6 February '17

Attachments

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Proposers

Brendan Carr Paul McAuliffe

Media Mentions

Barack Obama will get the Freedom of Dublin award (after a heated council vote)
thejournal.ie 6 Feb 2017
Barack and Michelle Obama to be awarded freedom of Dublin
irishtimes.com 6 Feb 2017

Votes

For

30
Kieran Binchy Paddy Bourke Tom Brabazon Brendan Carr Áine Clancy David Costello Daithí de Róiste Anne Feeney Declan Flanagan Alison Gilliland Deirdre Heney Jane Horgan-Jones Vincent Jackson Teresa Keegan Frank Kennedy Dermot Lacey Seán Paul Mahon Paul McAuliffe Paddy McCartan Ruairí McGinley Séamas McGrattan Andrew Montague Rebecca Moynihan Michael Mullooly Claire O'Connor Naoise Ó Muirí Noeleen Reilly Nial Ring Norma Sammon Paddy Smyth

Against

23
Chris Andrews Cathleen Carney Boud Hazel De Nortúin Daithí Doolan Pat Dunne Gaye Fagan Mannix Flynn Gary Gannon Paul Hand Andrew Keegan Greg Kelly John Lyons Mícheál Mac Donncha Tina MacVeigh Ray McHugh Edel Moran Críona Ní Dhálaigh Michael O'Brien Damian O'Farrell Ciarán O'Moore Larry O'Toole Cieran Perry Éilis Ryan

Abstain

4
Claire Byrne Patrick Costello Ciarán Cuffe Emma Murphy