To withdraw motions to dename Herzog Park and rename Diamond Park
It was proposed by the Lord Mayor Councillor Ray McAdam and seconded by Councillor Dermot Lacey that Report No. 277/2025 and Report No. 278/2025 be withdrawn and remitted to the Commemorations and Naming Committee.
Passed
35 for
25 against
1 abstain
1 December '25
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Votes
For
35
Ammar Ali
Daryl Barron
Racheal Batten
Emma Blain
Claire Byrne
Danny Byrne
Hazel Chu
David Coffey
Fiona Connelly
Keith Connolly
Donna Cooney
Ray Cunningham
Alison Field
Declan Flanagan
Deirdre Heney
Rory Hogan
Janet Horner
Feljin Jose
Patrick Kinsella
Dermot Lacey
Aoibheann Mahon
Ray McAdam
Paddy Monahan
Carolyn Moore
Darragh Moriarty
Clodagh Ní Mhuirí
Colm O'Rourke
Gavin Pepper
Michael Pidgeon
Gayle Ralph
Punam Rane
Supriya Singh
Malachy Steenson
John Stephens
Philip Sutcliffe
Against
25
Janice Boylan
Kevin Breen
Noelle Brown
Christy Burke
Lesley Byrne
Mary Callaghan
Anthony Connaghan
Hazel De Nortúin
Daithí Doolan
Pat Dunne
Daniel Ennis
Mannix Flynn
Jesslyn Henry
Vincent Jackson
Leslie Kane
Kourtney Kenny
John Lyons
Mícheál Mac Donncha
Séamas McGrattan
Cat O'Driscoll
Ciaran Ó Meachair
Cieran Perry
Conor Reddy
Nial Ring
Karl Stanley