Labour bill seeks to restore town councils and reverse ‘mistake made’

The Labour Party is seeking to restore town councils around the country, believing it was a “mistake” to scrap them in the last government.

Leader Brendan Howlin said his party’s bill would restore powers locally, including the setting of rates, and give designated areas more autonomy.

“In the challenging five years that we were in government, we certainly did make mistakes and one of them was the abolition of town councils,” said Mr Howlin.