DublinTown, like our members, were appalled by the behaviour of a minority of people who visited the city yesterday evening.  Rowdy behaviour and attacks on the Gardai are entirely unacceptable. It appears that last night we had a group of people who came to the city with the intention of mis-behaving.  There can be no tolerance of […]

DublinTown recently organised a meeting between Dublin City Council, Gardaí and local businesses on Monday 31st May at 10:30am to discuss the management of our streets during the expected outdoor summer. The issues for the business community are straightforward and relate to: Public drinking and related behavioural issues Resultant poor perceptions of public and personal […]

DublinTown welcomes the proposals for the O’Connell Street District announced by Hammerson today. We believe that the plans will future proof the district, providing additional reasons to visit the city’s northern commercial core. We further believe that the proposals will act as a catalyst for additional investment within the district that is much needed. Of […]

DublinTown believes that increased pedestrianisation is of benefit to city centres, this has been borne out by international research as well as examples here in our own city. Covid-19 has highlighted the importance of having a public space where people can feel safe and comfortable while hospitality businesses especially have been forced to place far […]

DublinTown was honoured to be a part of the Dublin City Council “We’ve Missed You Too” campaign launched today by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu. “Dublin city businesses very much look forward to welcoming back their customers, having missed them over the past number of months. It has been a difficult time for […]

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, […]