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 […]
Dublin City Council will be the headline exhibitor at the Furthr Festival this Friday 21st October at the Convention Centre in Dublin. Features on its exhibition stand, built from sustainable materials, include an artificial intelligence assisted scooter and a battery powered smart bin. The Council is attending the festival as part of its support for […]
40 Dublin Youth Bicycle Heroes are presenting their ideas for increasing uptake in cycling in their city and communities to Dublin City Council. The children, aged 10 to 15, are from 5th Class, Scoil Eoin, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5 and 3rd Year, Loreto College Crumlin, Dublin 12 and were asked to create solutions to cycling barriers […]
The latest PMI survey, from S&P Global, shows that the rate of growth in business activity in Dublin slowed sharply in Q3 leaving it at its weakest level since Q2 2021. The headline rate remained narrowly within expansionary territory at 50.4 as inflation dampened demand. Both the Manufacturing (48.1) and Construction (43.3) sectors posted reductions […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce Raheny Village as the winner of this year’s Dublin City Neighbourhood Awards. Raheny Tidy Village Group were presented with the award and a prize fund of €5,200 by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy at a special ceremony in Croke Park. Acknowledging the many hours of voluntary […]
Dublin City Council is delighted at the success of its first SoCircular Trade Expo, which was held in the Mansion House. The Expo was run as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development week and featured over 50 Irish exhibitors showcasing the latest efficient and environmentally sustainable products, solutions and services available to businesses. At this […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to support Box Fest 2022, an Irish-Ukrainian boxing festival promoting cultural integration and demonstrating how the sport of boxing can be used to promote social inclusion. The festival is a collaboration between Dublin City Council, Dublin City Sports and Wellbeing Partnership, Galway Sports Partnership, Ukraine Crisis Centre of
Dublin City Council in partnership with Dublin Port and the Dockers Society hosted a commemoration event on Saturday, 24th September to mark the 50th anniversary of the Réalt na Mara memorial statue at North Bull Wall in Dollymount. This commemoration event was attended by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Caroline Conroy, local Councillors and representatives […]
Six local social enterprises received funding and supports at the Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards. These social enterprises are actively working to address important issues and achieve a social, societal or environmental impact, rather than maximising profits for owners or shareholders. The issues that the awardee social enterprises are seeking to address include:
Dublin City Council, in collaboration with Fingal County Council, the Office of Public Works, and Dublin Cycling Campaign, is delighted to announce the city’s first Bike Disco at the Phoenix Park. This family-friendly 5km cycle will take place at 8pm on Friday the 23rd of September and will leave from the Phoenix Roundabout at Chesterfield […]
Dublin City Council, NOW and JCDecaux announce that NOW dublinbikes 1 day tickets will be free to customers on Thursday, 22nd September, to celebrate World Car Free Day. To avail of the free 1 day ticket offer new customers can sign up to the scheme via the NOW dublinbikes app, choose the one day ticket […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce the commencement of works to deliver a new public library in the heart of Finglas village. The new Library will be located on Seamus Ennis Road, on the site of a former An Post sorting office, which was acquired by Dublin City Council in 2020. The sorting office has […]
Dublin City Council has launched its first ever Community Mobility Charging Hub, bringing to life the Council’s Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy. As part of this pilot project, local people in the Finglas area will have access to: Two EV chargers with Four charging spaces; 1 No. AC charger (nominally 22KW), with 2 charging spaces. 1 […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that it will be hosting the ‘Eat the Streets!’ Festival at the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, on Saturday September 17th from 12pm to 5pm. The festival is taking place as part of Dublin Climate Action Week 2022. There will […]
The Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy says she is absolutely delighted that Capel St has been named on Time Out’s list of the world’s coolest streets. Streets all over the world were ranked for food, fun, culture and community and Capel St came 22nd on the list. Dublin City Council made Capel St traffic-free […]
Dublin City Council is seeking the views of the public on the naming of the bridge over the Royal Canal at Croke Park. The Council’s Commemorations & Naming Committee has approved a proposal to name the bridge, at Russell Street, ‘Bloody Sunday Bridge’. The naming of the bridge is to mark the events of Bloody […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that the first stage of restoration works have begun at Kilmainham Mill. The stabilisation works began this week on the site and will be completed in the spring of 2023 at a cost of €1.7m. Kilmainham Mill, which is listed as both a protected structure and a recorded […]
The Hugh Lane Gallery is proud to announce a new exhibition opening Thursday 11th August featuring the work of 11 key female Irish artists. ‘Bones in the Attic’ presents a significant and specific meditation on contemporary society, questioning the structures and narratives which validate the subjection and compartmentalisation of women. It explores ancient Irish
Following on from its success last year, the Hugh Lane Gallery is delighted to announce the return of Art and the Outdoors, its exciting two-day family art event-taking place outdoors on Parnell Square North on Saturday 30 July and Sunday 31 July 2022. Inspired by artists who moved out of their studio to paint en plein […]
Dublin City Council would like to remind citizens that Parliament Street will be going traffic free three evenings per week, starting from July 21st. Following on from previous trials in the area, the new phase will see the street go traffic free from 6:30pm to 11pm, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until the end of […]