As you may be aware DublinTown made a detailed submission to Government in advance of the recently announced budget. We are pleased to note several key areas of the budget reflect recent advocacy and will provide needed support for the city centre. In advance of the budget, DublinTown CEO Richard Guiney met with four separate […]

Dublin Town CEO Richard Guiney, along with other business leaders, met with Táiniste Leo Varadkar, Minister Damian English and Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment officials yesterday to discuss the upcoming budget. We noted current trading conditions in Dublin city centre and stressed the need to maintain business supports including EWSS, Tax Warehousing and Liquidity […]

The plan fails to sufficiently recognise the infrastructural bottlenecks in Dublin city and the pre-eminent position of Dublin as the country’s only city of scale. At a time of rapid change in the international environment, we must increasingly look to ‘quality of life’ issues to sustain and develop inward investment. Dublin has traditionally offered that […]

DublinTown welcomes the recently published report by Catherine Martin TD (Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media) on the Night-Time Economy Taskforce. Click here to view the press release. Click here to directly access the report. DublinTown notes that the Government has taken on-board many of the recommendations from our 2019 report on […]

Our submission suggestions for Government priorities include: Facilitating a return to trade for towncentre based businesses. Business supports should be withdrawn on a phased basis between 2022 and 2024 using comparisons with 2019 levels of trade. Invest in policing in our larger towns and cities to improve perceptions of safety, increase footfall and dwell time. This is particularly important in order […]

For your information, Dublin City Council has announced a 4-week extension to the Capel Street/Parliament Street weekend traffic-free streets initiative. The initiative (which was due to finish this weekend) will now conclude September 26th. Public consultation for feedback will commence on Monday 30th August. DublinTown will be making a detailed submission, if you would like […]

Since the first lockdown, DublinTown has liaised with government departments, Dublin Bus and the National Transport Authority in regards to public transport and a return to a safe, reliable and functioning city centre. Dublin Bus services are currently operating at 75%. Below you will find a link to the most recent Dublin Bus report in regards […]

Please find below information from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. Regulations and Statutory Instruments Relating To COVID-19 Pandemic Click here to view. Shop Safely Posters Sharefile link to posters regarding face coverings and vaccination status: Click here to view. The posters are available in the following sizes: A1, A3, A4. The posters are available […]