Cllr robert dowds biography of rory

A war of words has erupted between a Clondalkin TD and a local councillor regarding a Sinn Fein proposal to reduce nearly 50 housing units proposed in Letts Field, Neilstown.
Clondalkin TD Robert Dowds (Lab) accused Cllr Eoin O Broin (SF) of “complete political cowardice” following his proposal to reduce the number of houses at Letts Field from 48 to between 15 and 20.
His intentions for doing so is to ensure that the football pitch on the site is retained, including that the newly built autism unit in St Peter Apostles School is not affected by this development.
Dowds, however, said that Sinn Fein’s opposition to building 50 new social housing units at Lett’s Field for those who are on the housing list and who are homeless is “an absolute disgrace”.
He said: “Cllr Eoin O Broin is guilty of complete political cowardice, and it is people on the housing list and living in emergency accommodation who are going to suffer because of it.
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