What’s with the town council obsession?

Surely I’m not the only person to notice that there is a cohort of mostly young centrist politicians in Ireland Who appear to be obsessed with the old town councils? I doubt any of these were old enough to ever attend a meeting but they where awful messy and there is good reason they were gotten rid of. The prospect of FF bringing them back even in just the large towns sends a shiver down my spine. The thought of these corrupt unaccountable cesspits opening back up isn’t something we should be doing in 2025. We would be a laughing stock. https://www.donegallive.ie/news/local-news/1665136/buncrana-councillor-cites-regional-imbalance-in-call-to-restore-town-councils.html