PBP election director gets council seat
By Laura Lyne
THE seat on South Dublin County Council previously vacated by Deputy Gino Kenny after his election to Dáil Eireann was filled last Monday, following the co-option of Madeleine Johansson (People Before Profit) to the Clondalkin Local Electoral Area (LEA).
Cllr Johansson, who is originally from Sweden, has worked with Deputy Kenny in the Clondalkin area and was the director of elections for the People Before Profit Alliance in the Dublin Mid West electorate area during the general election.
Speaking on her co-option to the council, Cllr Johansson said: “I’m extremely proud to have been nominated to replace Gino Kenny on South Dublin County Council.
“Myself and Gino come from very different backgrounds, Gino grew up in Neilstown while I grew up in a small town in Sweden.
“I want to continue the work that Gino has done in the council, linking the local with the global, but more importantly continue the work on the streets in Clondalkin.
Cllr Johansson joins Sinn Féin councillor Mark Ward (Clondalkin), Fine Gael councillor Brian Lawlor (Templeogue-Terenure) and Fianna Fáil councillor Emma Murphy (Rathfarnham), who were co-opted onto South Dublin County Council last month following the election of Deputies Eoin Ó Broin, Colm Brophy and John Lahart to the Dáil.
