Speaking to Joe Nash on air last autumn, Mayor Moran said he had sent back proposals during his time in office he did not feel were “good enough”. He told Council staff that “many of you have taken on additional responsibilities, often at short notice, and have done so with great professionalism and a can-do attitude. It’s now time that you step up and accept your responsibilities,” Fianna Fail councillor Michael Collins told Mayor Moran. We need a roadmap for who is responsible for what,” he told the Mayor and Director General. Despite the difficulties, Mayor Moran remains upbeat, optimistic, and positive about the rest of his five-year term.