Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that tickets have gone on sale for ‘Sing a Song of Docklands’ at the Bord Gais Theatre on May 21st. In 2022, Dublin City Council and partners Sing Ireland, supported by Creative Ireland, commissioned four new songs to be developed with the local communities of the Docklands. ‘Sing a Song […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce a new programme, ‘Summer in the City, of weekly markets at the city’s oldest newest market on Moore St, featuring over 100 days of themed events. The themed events include Easter, The Eurovision, Bealtaine Festival, Pride, FIFA Women’s World Cup, Africa Day and Heritage Week. There will also […]
Dublin City Council has launched a new guide ‘How to Organise a Clothes Swap’ to assist anyone who wishes to plan their own clothes swapping event. The Council is also running a pilot project that will offer local community groups an opportunity to borrow a ‘Clothes Swap Kit’ containing the equipment, such as rails and hangers, they may want […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce the launch of this year’s programme of free events to celebrate the Cherry Orchard area. The Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy launched the Cherry Blossoms Festival 2023 in St Ultan’s School, Cherry Orchard on Wednesday 22nd March 2023. Dublin City Council, Ballyfermot Partnership, Blue Door and a wide […]
Dublin City Council would like to announce the launch of its 2023 Shopfront Improvement Scheme for Capel Street and the surrounding areas. This scheme, which is run by the Council’s Office of City Recovery and The Central Area Office, supports projects that enhance the appearance of shop fronts and business premises and that help to […]
Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sample 30+ events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in Dublin City. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities, takes place from the 6th -11th March […]
Dublin City Council would like to announce that up to the end of 2022, it has upgraded 9,186 of its social houses under the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme. This has resulted in an estimated 677,184 MWh of energy savings, worth an estimated €73.6 million saved in energy bills for our tenants. The Energy Efficiency Retrofitting […]
Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy will host the Lord Mayor’s Charity Ball on Saturday, 13th May 2023, at 7pm in The Round Room of the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Three very worthy charities will benefit from the proceeds of the Ball – Children in Hospital, AsIAm and The Capuchin Day Centre. The evening which is sponsored by The Round Room at the […]
Dublin City Council has launched the results of Google’s Project Air View initiative, which measured the air quality of Dublin City’s streets over a period of 16 months and gathered over 50 million pieces of data. The project was delivered in partnership with the City Council’s Smart Dublin programme, with data captured by Google’s first […]
Dublin City Council has launched the results of a new digital twin project, examining different ways to future-proof its social housing stock. A digital twin is a virtual representation using real-time data, which can be used to simulate relationships between factors such as people, buildings and the environment. These virtual models have become a staple […]
Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Carolyn Moore, representing the Lord Mayor, has officially launched the Crumlin Walking Trail Map and Guide at a meeting of local people and community groups in St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Crumlin. Councillor Moore said, “Crumlin has a long history going back many centuries. The Crumlin Walking Trail Map and Guide highlights the […]
Dublin City Council would like to congratulate the 3 Dublin City winners at last night’s IPB Pride of Place Awards 2023. Raheny Village and the District 7 Community Alliance were the national winners in their categories and Inchicore Village also won a special award. The winners of the competition across the island of Ireland were announced at a gala Awards ceremony hosted
Dublin City Council launched Dublin Discovery Trails – ‘Doors into Docklands’, the first in a series of mobile app based immersive discovery trails with innovative Augmented Reality. The App, which has been co funded by Dublin City Council and Fáilte Ireland through its Destination Town Investment Scheme will help to further unlock the tourism potential of the Docklands
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Caroline Conroy, announced that Dublin City Council has made a commitment to become a JAM Card friendly local authority. Just. A. Minute. That is what JAM Card stands for and that is what it gives you – just as much time and patience as you need in public or social […]
The Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy has signed an agreement to begin a twinning process with the Ukrainian city of Kyiv. The Lord Mayor and the First Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State, Mykola Povoroznyk, signed the Dublin Kyiv Twinning Agreement during the Lord Mayor’s visit to the 2022 Kyiv Investment Forum in […]
The Lord Mayor of Dublin City Caroline Conroy has launched The Bike Hub Crumlin Pilot Project at Eamonn Ceannt Park, Crumlin. The Bike Hub is a social enterprise which supports ‘Cycling for Everyone’. Following the success of The Bike Hub project in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin City Council is delighted to bring the project to Crumlin, […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that the spectacular ‘Dublin Winter Lights’ were officially switched on last night and will remain on from now until January 1st. 16 locations around the city have been transformed with colourful projections and lighting displays, including for the first time, The Spire. In another first there will be […]
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Caroline Conroy and the Brazilian Ambassador to Ireland, Marcel Fortuna Biato officially unveiled a stunning mural on Ormond Quay celebrating Brazilian Independence and the diversity of Dublin city. The project is the initiative of the Association of Brazilian Families in Ireland (AMBI) together with the Brazilian Embassy, Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council’s Smart Tourism Programme has won a prestigious award at the Global Tourism Innovation Awards presented at the Tourism Innovation Summit taking place in Seville. The Smart Tourism Programme for Dublin, the only Irish nomination amongst entries, took home the prize for best Digital and Innovation award. The Global Tourism Innovation Awards are […]
Dublin City Council has launched a new Play Strategy that will focus on continued active research with children and young people to ensure they are involved in the design and planning of play spaces and places throughout the city. This approach will further assist in realising the vision for Dublin as a Child Friendly and […]