Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland, and journalist and author Clodagh Finn have joined forces to create Her Keys To The City, a book which honoured 80 Dublin-born or Dublin-based women who contributed significantly to their field of work but were under-recognised for their achievements. The book will be launched at the Mansion House on Friday […]
Civil defence, emergency response, public safety and environmental monitoring applications are already realising the benefits of drone technology, but future proofing Dublin’s skies is necessary. This is just the start of what is possible according to a report launched on international best practice and future trends in drones which was delivered as part of an […]
Paralympic gold medallist, Ellen Keane (Swimming) and Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington (Boxing) have been unveiled as the new Dublin City Council Sports Ambassadors as part of a new three-year deal. The partnership sees Dublin City Council (DCC) teaming up with the two local sports stars to promote the benefits of sport and physical activity […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that the team from TU Dublin has come first in the ENFUSE finals to support a local enterprise in Dublin by sharing ideas, knowledge and creating a bespoke plan to help the enterprise innovate. 11 student teams competed at this year’s ENFUSE Finals last night by pitching to […]
Starting a business, or thinking about it? In business, wish to grow? StartUp Ballymun is the event for you. StartUp Ballymun is back for its ninth edition on Thursday 26th May from 4.30pm to 8pm at the Civic Centre, Ballymun. Meet entrepreneurs, business support agencies, LEO business mentors and Digital Advisers. StartUp Ballymun is aimed […]
Dublin City Council has launched a new housing delivery process that aims to enable private developers to engage with Dublin City Council on sites with existing planning permission to potentially supply and deliver a significant volume of public housing units. Under the Competitive Dialogue process, homebuilders and housing developers are being asked to make submissions
A decision was taken by Dublin City Council to confer the Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin on Ailbhe Smyth, Professor Mary Aiken and Kellie Harrington following a recommendation by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland. They will join an illustrious list of Freemen and Freewomen including entertainer Maureen Potter, former Dublin Football […]
Dublin City Council has officially opened Dublin city’s newest park to the public. The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland, unveiled a plaque this afternoon to mark the occasion, with the opening of Bridgefoot Street Park transforming what was a derelict site into a beautiful landscape of trees with grassed and planted mounds, incorporating a […]
Dublin City Council is delighted that Dublin City has been selected to join the European Commission Mission for 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities. As the local authority responsible for Dublin City, a European capital, the Council recognise the importance of capital cities taking on a leadership role in addressing the global climate emergency. […]
The Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin Joe Costello has launched ‘Team Dublin Clean-Up Day 2022’, which will take place on Saturday 30th April 2022 from 11am to 1pm. Dublin City Council invites community, residents, business and environmental groups to come together by taking part in this year’s ‘Team Dublin Clean-Up Day’. On that day groups […]
‘History on your Doorstep: Volume 4’, the latest in a series of publications by the Historians in Residence, was launched by Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland at an event in Dublin City Hall. The publication includes chapters from each of the Historians-in-Residence, Cathy Scuffil, James Curry, Mary Muldowney and Cormac Moore, who work across […]
Embracing Dublin’s unique mix of coastal and city experiences is now easier than ever with the launch of the new Dublin Coastal Trail. Developed by Fáilte Ireland in partnership with Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council and Irish Rail, the trail will open up access to the Dublin coastline and encourage […]
Dublin City Council announces exciting new ‘Transcription Week’ event. A chance to make history rather than just read it. Transcription Week is a week-long event taking place from the 28th of March to the 1st of April where people from all over Ireland will work together to unlock important historical documents and make them more easily […]
Finglas based company, The Inkspot, are the winner of the Dublin City Council Enterprise Award 2022. The prize involves a €5,000 investment in the company and also sees it advance to the National Enterprise Award 2022 ceremony which takes place on 2nd June this year. Founded by the Morgan family in 1991, The Inkspot provide […]
Dublin City Council, in association with the North East Inner City (NEIC) and The Carter Center, has officially launched the Inform Women, Transform Lives, website which is part of the campaign of the same name. The campaign is a ground-breaking effort that aims to ensure that women can seek and receive impactful information from their […]
Dublin City Council has launched a new survey into the provision of arts and culture spaces, programmes, activities and services within the Dublin North-Central area of the city. The study will seek to explore how artists and arts organisations interact with the local community, identify existing barriers to participation, and generate new ideas to improve […]
Dublin City Council (DCC) have launched a new Telecoms Unit to accelerate the rollout of digital infrastructure and 5G deployments across the city. The Unit will offer a ‘one stop shop’ service to support the delivery of telecoms both underground (ducting) and over ground (supporting mobile and wireless services). With 5G services expected to facilitate […]
Dublin UNESCO City of Literature are delighted to announce their programme of events for this year’s One Dublin One Book which features ‘NORA: A Love Story of Nora Barnacle and James Joyce’ by Nuala O’Connor (New Island Books), following on from ‘Leonard and Hungry Paul’ by Rónán Hession in 2021. One Dublin One Book aims to encourage everyone in
Today marks the announcement of nomination for the prestigious Irish Construction Excellence (ICE) Award. Fingal County Council has been nominated in the category of Civil Engineering: Transport, Energy, Waste & Utilities for it’s Hole in the Wall Road/Mayne Road Junction Upgrade project which was officially opened in December 2021. The €12m project was co-funded under
Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland will host the Lord Mayor’s Charity Ball on Saturday 30th April, 2022 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 – Aoibhneas, FirstLight and Ruhama. The evening which is sponsored by Conference & […]