At the City Council meeting held 27th June 2011 Councillor Andrew Montague was elected the 342nd Lord Mayor of Dublin.  Lord Mayor Montague is a member of the Labour Party and represents the Artane/Whitehall Ward of Dublin City Council.  He was first elected to Dublin City Council in 2004. 

In his acceptance speech, Councillor Montague, thanked his colleagues for electing him as Lord Mayor and praised the work of his two immediate predecessors, Gerry Breen and Emer Costello, in helping the city to meet the challenges posed by the economic recession.

He highlighted a number of initiatives which he,  in conjunction with management of Dublin City Council and fellow Councillors, will develop during his term in office:

• Driving the rejuvenation of Dublin by promoting trade and tourism
• Developing transport infrastructure
• Making Dublin a safe place to live and work in
• Develop a new food market in the Fruit & Veg Market off Capel Street
• Bring an additional 1,000 bikes and 40 stations into the Dublin Bike Scheme
• Promote the development of a number of Bus Rapid Transit pilot routes
• Host a conference on possible solutions to tackle anti-social behaviour
• Bring improvements to the quality of people’s homes in the five regeneration areas