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Exclusive: Richard Shakespeare set to be named Dublin City Council chief

Appointment to the €220,000 per-year role to be recommended to councillors in the coming days

Richard Shakespeare: Outspoken acting head of Dublin City Council worked at Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for 17 years. Picture: Bryan Meade

Richard Shakespeare is set to be named the new chief executive of Dublin City Council, the Business Post can reveal.

The current acting head of the country’s largest local authority has been selected to replace Owen Keegan, who stood down in September, following a Public Appointments Service (Pas) process.

The appointment of Shakespeare to the powerful €220,000 per-year role is to be recommended to councillors in the coming days before being put forward for consideration ...