Dublin county

Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath; English: County Dublin) is the county that includes the city of Dublin, the largest city and capital of the Republic of Ireland.

County Dublin is located on the east coast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. It is the third smallest county in Ireland, with an area of 921 km². The 2011 census indicated a population of 1,270,603. It is bordered by County Meath to the northwest, County Kildare to the southwest, and County Wicklow to the south; its highest point is Mount Kippure (757 m), in the Wicklow Mountains chain.

Introduction

Dublin is located on the east coast of Ireland in the province of Leinster. The county area was held by the state until its dissolution in 1994, where the first part of section 9 of the local government (Dublin) act, in 1993, stated that on 1 January 1994 “the county shall cease exist". At the time, and in response to a Council of Europe report highlighting Ireland as the centralized country of the European Union, he decided that a single county, Dublin, was unmanageable from a local government perspective. The county was formally abolished and replaced by Laoghaire-Rathdown Dun, Fingal, and South Dublin. The government was fully aware of the magnitude of the legislation being passed, made most poignantly possible by TD Avril Doyle in the Dáil Éireann montage of 3 November 1993, where she declared 'the countdown before today let us effectively abolish County Dublin".

Currently

Currently, many organisations, state agencies and teams that continue to operate are based in County Dublin. Subsequently, there is much confusion surrounding the legitimacy of the new counties. County Dublin is now defined in legislation only as the "region of Dublin" under the Local Government Act in 1991, and this is the terminology officially used by Dublin's four administrative councils in press releases concerning the former county area. Separating the greater Dublin area use of the term, which consists of the entire Dublin region and the counties of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow has created further confusion. The 2002 census recorded the total population of the Dublin region at 1,122,821, accounting for 28% of the national figure.

Demographics

Language

There are approximately 10,469 Irish-speakers in the county, attending Gaelscoils (Irish-language primary schools) and Gaelcholáiste (Irish-language secondary schools). There may be as many as 10,000 other Gaeltacht Irish-speakers living and working in Dublin.

Local government

Map of the Dublin Region.

Dublin City Council has existed for centuries as a county city, while Dublin County Council in 1994 was abolished and replaced by three new county councils. Thus summarizing, the local authority divisions within the Dublin region are:

Political Administration

Prior to the enactment of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, the county was unified although it was administered by two local authorities – Dublin County Council and Dublin Corporation. Since the enactment of the Local Government Act 2001, in particular, the geographical area of the province has been divided among three entities at the "county" and one more entity at the "city" level. The classification of the same in the first level of local administrative units of the NUTS 3 of the region of Dublin Eurostat purposes. There are 34 LAUs and 1 entity in the Republic of Ireland. Each municipality is responsible for certain local services such as sanitation, planning and development, libraries, taxation motor collection, local roads and social housing.

The county is part of the Dublin constituency for the purpose of the European elections. For Dáil Éireann elections, the county area is today divided into twelve constituencies: Dublin Central, Dublin Centre-West, Dublin North, Dublin North-Centre, Dublin North-East, Dublin North-West, Dublin South, Dublin South-Central, Dublin South-East, Dublin South-West, Dublin West and Dun Laoghaire. Encompassing 47 Members or TDs to the Dáil.

Cities and towns

View of Glenageary Coast, County

Dublin Bay, Killiney.

Three Rock Mountain, Dublin.

• Artane, Ashington, Ashtown
• Balbriggan (21722), Baldoyle, Balgriffin, Ballinteer, Ballsbridge, Ballybrack, Ballycullen, Ballyfermot, Ballymun, Balrothery (2017), Bayside, Beaumont, Blackrock, Blanchardstown, Booterstown, Brittas
• Cabinteely, Cabra, Carpenterstown, Carrickmines, Castleknock, Chapelizod, Churchtown, Clare Hall, Clondalkin, Clonshaugh, Clonskeagh, Clontarf, Collinswood, Coolmine, Crumlin
• Dalkey, Dartry, Deans Grange, Dollymount, Dolphin's Barn, Donabate (7443), Donaghmede, Donnybrook, Donnycarney, Drimnagh, Drumcondra, Dún Laoghaire, Dundrum
• East Wall, Edmondstown
• Fairview, Finglas, Firhouse, Foxrock
• Galloping Green, Glasnevin, Glasthule, Glenageary, Goatstown
• Harold's Cross, Hartstown, Howth, Huntstown
• Inchicore, Islandbridge, Jobstown, Kill O' The Grange, Killester, Killiney, Kilmacud, Kilmainham, Kilmore, Kilnamanagh, Kilsallaghan, Kimmage, Kinsealy (264), Knocklyon
• Leopardstown, Loughlinstown, Lucan, Lusk (7786)
• Malahide (16550), Marino, Merrion, Milltown, Monkstown, Mount Merrion, Mulhuddart
• Newcastle, Naul (568)
• Oldtown (497), Ongar
• Palmerstown, Perrystown, Phibsborough, Portmarnock (9466), Portobello
• Raheny, Ranelagh, Rathcoole, Rathfarnham, Rathgar, Rathmichael, Rathmines, Rialto, Ringsend, Rush (9943)
• Saggart, Sandycove, Sandyford, Sandymount, Santry, Shankill, Skerries (10043), Smithfield, Stepaside, Stillorgan, Stoneybatter, Strawberry Beds, Sutton, Swords (39248)
• Tallaght, Templeogue, Terenure, The Coombe, Tyrrelstown
• Walkinstown, Whitehall