Visually Impaired Voter

If you are a visually impaired voter wishing to vote in secret you can ask the presiding officer at your polling station to attach a ballot paper template to your ballot paper. Raised numbering and braille on the template guides you to the relevant openings that correspond to the candidates on the ballot paper.

You can familiarise yourself with the candidates on the ballot paper by contacting Freephone 1800 88 55 00 as often as you wish in advance of polling day. You can also use your mobile phone in the polling station on polling day to access this information.

Freephone Numbers

• 1800885500

• 1800200246

The International Literature Festival Dublin

The International Literature Festival Dublin, founded in 1998, is Ireland’s premier literary event and gathers the finest writers in the world to debate, provoke, delight and enthral. Described by the press as ‘boasting a stunning array of top international literary talent’ and ‘the country’s most successful and easily the best annual literary event’, International Literature Festival Dublin's line-up is sure to impress.

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New Electoral Portal Voter.ie Launched in the Dublin Region

Voters can check if they are eligible to vote in the upcoming European and Local elections that are taking place on Friday, 24th May, by entering their full name and address or Eircode on the Voter.ie website.

Voter.ie is a joint initiative involving the four Dublin local authorities. It was developed to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the Register of Electors and allow for online registration.

For more information http://www.dublincity.ie/new-electoral-portal-voterie-launched-dublin-region

The Dublin City Neighbourhoods Competition is an annual competition for communities, schools and businesses in the city organised by Dublin City Council. It is an Area based competition with categories judged initially on an Area basis. The best entrants from each of the 5 City Council administrative Areas are selected to go forward to a citywide competition.

Applications are invited under the following categories: Residential competition, special categories, business competition, schools competition. The prize fund for this competition amounts to €75,000.

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Velo-city 2019

Velo-city, the world’s premier cycling summit, will be hosted in the Convention Centre, Dublin from the 25th to 28th of June 2019.

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Local Election Candidates

Find out who your local election candidates are here.

Current Vacancies

General Data Protection Regulation

Launch of Co-Cup Deposit and Return Scheme in Dublin

Dublin City Council in collaboration with Dublin City University, Trinity College Dublin and 2GoCup Ltd. launched the pilot Co-Cup Deposit and Return Scheme in the City Council’s Civic Offices, Wood Quay on Monday, 8th April 2019. 

Under the pilot scheme when someone purchases a tea/ coffee, there is an additional charge of €1 – a deposit for the cup and when they return their cup they get their €1 back. A lid can also be purchased for €1, which can be kept and re-used.

For more information http://www.dublincity.ie/launch-co-cup-deposit-and-return-scheme-dublin