DublinTown, the business group representing 2,500 businesses in Dublin City Centre, has expressed its concern with the partial pedestrian plans announced by Dublin City Council today.  The limited and partial plans do not reflect the wishes of the majority of the business community or the wider public.  The position regarding South William Street is a […]

DublinTown welcomes reports that restriction lifting is to commence shortly. Much remains to be done to prepare the city for the return of customers & workers and to secure our long term future. DublinTown and our members are ready to share the heavy lifting required. Click here to view the five point plan for reopening.

and the Appointment of a Director of City Recovery to Address Fallout Resulting From Covid-19 Crisis Dublin city, like many other leading cities internationally, has been hard hit by the pandemic. Many city based businesses are financially fragile and vulnerable and a key task is to ensure that they survive into the post pandemic period, […]

Government’s New Rural Plan: A Set of Ill-Considered Ideas Banded Together and Called a Plan DublinTown believes that the proposals outlined today are unworkable as they do not take into account how people wish to live and work, now and into the future. They fail to recognise why people have migrated to cities and why […]

DublinTown has submitted a detailed 40 page submission to Dublin city Council for the new Development Plan, which will be the framework for development in the city until 2028. We believe getting this right is crucial to the success of the city for all who work, live and visit the city centre. A pamphlet summary […]

The new non-domestic tariff framework for Irish Water’s business customers is now deferred to go live on October 1st 2021. The decision to confirm the new date for implementation has been taken by our economic regulator, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), with the support of Irish Water and the Department of Housing, Local […]

DublinTown created a detailed 40 page submission to Dublin city Council for the new Development Plan, which will be the framework for development in the city until 2028. We believe getting this right is crucial to the success of the city for all who work, live and visit the city centre. Below is an executive […]

DublinTown is pleased to see that the Government has committed itself to addressing our antiquated licensing laws. The Evening & Night-Time Economy (ENTE) is of increasing importance, research in the UK shows that the ENTE accounts for approximately one third of town centre economies, and Dublin Town has called for updating of the relevant laws […]