Now in its fourteenth year, Culture Night Dublin returns with its biggest programme to date. On Friday 20th September, the city will open its doors to over 300 venues and upwards of 500 events for locals and visitors to enjoy On the night, many Dublin City Council public buildings will be transformed into unique cultural […]

On the weekend of the All-Ireland Football Final, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Paul McAuliffe, was delighted to welcome his counterpart and friend the Mayor of Kerry, Niall Kelleher, to stay in the Mansion House. Mayor Niall Kelleheris the first guest to stay in the newly added formal guest quarters on the first floor of […]

The 14th annual architectural festival Open House will take place across the city from Friday 11th October to Sunday 13th October.  It is a unique opportunity for citizens to explore, understand and re-discover the architecture of their city through over 140 free events and tours, including buildings not generally accessible to the public. This year […]

As well as designing buildings in-house, City Architects regularly engages external consultant architects to design and deliver projects for Dublin City Council. Cities that value and apply design in how they think, plan and act are more humane, attractive and competitive. The Council therefore places great importance on quality of design in its buildings and […]

St Peters Church, Cabra Road, Dublin 7 – Protected Structure     ‘Dangerous Buildings’ is a statutory section within DCC, under the direction of the City Architect, which is concerned with buildings, structures or sites deemed a danger to the public. It operates under the remit of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1964 as […]