Sure its better than nothing, but democracy in Ireland is nothing to get excited about. No, no, we wouldn't ah, but we will really. Ah well, it sounds nice. Decisions should be made by the people who'll be effected by them. So you and your neighbours decide how things should be done in your area, and if they want to do things differently down the road, more power to them.
Real democracy is more than numbers on a ballot paper.
It means the freedom to do as you wish in your own life, as long as you don t effect the freedom of others. It means groups of people deciding how they should run their workplace, their community, their town and their country. It means taking the power away from politicians, and back into your own hands. It means anarchism.