Well designed places have a huge impact on people’s quality of life. They are also important in encouraging investment and business opportunities.

Anyone visiting Civic Offices recently will have seen building work going on.

We’re delighted to see that Dublin City Council’s Parks Dept and the Irish Architecture Foundation have announced a winner for their design competition for a Play Park in Ballyfermot’s Le Fanu Park.

The success of the ‘Shopfront Improvement Scheme’, piloted in 2015 by Dublin City Council, has seen the scheme expand to a wider area in 2016.