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ELECTION SPECIAL
Time to decide
Let your voice be heard on 24 May
INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
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EXERCISING YOUR
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choices that you will make on the 24th of May.
dlr Age Well Expo ............................... 04 The Local Elections will decide the priorities of TEL: 01 280 1147
Housing Delivery Programme ............... 09 the Council in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown for SHANGANAGH PARK TIME: Mon – Thur 9.30am – 8pm
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Feature
Exercising your
right to vote
this May
On Friday 24 May Local Elections European Elections
Local Elections are held every five years and offer All EU citizens living in Ireland, and aged 18 years
people all over Ireland you the chance to vote for the candidates you or over, are also entitled to vote in the European
will exercise their right want to represent you and your community at local
government level.
Parliament Elections.
If the United Kingdom withdraws from the European
to vote in the Local and Every person aged 18 years or over, regardless Union, Dublin will be granted an extra seat in the
of their citizenship, and who is a resident of Dún European Parliament, moving from three to four
European Elections and Laoghaire-Rathdown is entitled to vote in the local MEPs. A list of the Dublin candidates can be found at
elections for the electoral area in which they live. www.dublincountyreturningofficer.com
the Divorce Referendum. There are six local electoral areas in the Dún
Laoghaire-Rathdown administrative area, with The Divorce Referendum
each area electing a number of Councillors based
With the kaleidoscope of colourful election Only Irish Citizens aged 18 years and over can
on the size of its population. The Blackrock and
candidate’s posters in our communities and the vote in a referendum. Irish Citizens are being
Stillorgan areas will elect six Councillors each,
prevalence of political discussion on the airwaves, asked if we should ease our divorce laws via two
and the Dundrum, Dún Laoghaire, Glencullen-
television, print and online media, you will no proposed amendments.
Sandyford and Killiney-Shankill areas will elect seven
doubt be aware that we are in the thick of election Councillors each. To vote in any of these elections you must be on
season! On this occasion your vote is being called our register of electors. To check if you are on the
for on three separate but very important polls. A list of all nominated candidates can be found
register you can visit: voter.ie. Alternatively, details
Every single one of your votes count! at www.dlrcoco.ie/council-democracy/local-
can be checked at our offices in Dún Laoghaire,
elections-2019.
Dundrum and your public library, or local post office
or Garda station.
INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
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Public Information dlr staff profile
dlr Age Well Expo
Mary T. Daly
RETURNING OFFICER FOR LOCAL
ELECTIONS
9 June | The Pavilion at Leopardstown Racecourse, Dublin DIRECTOR FOR CORPORATE,
COMMUNICATIONS, GOVERNANCE,
GARETH CHANEY
I.T. AND TOURISM
Following 31 years working in local government Mary joined
Dlr in September 2017 as Director of Services. Part of Mary’s
role as the Director for Corporate is the management of the dlr
Elected Members, Council Meetings and she has been appointed
the Returning Officer for the 2019 Local Elections taking
place on Friday the 24 May. The local elections will be held in
conjunction with Elections to the European Parliament and the
Divorce Referendum.
What is the role of the Local Authority Returning Officer?
The Returning Office for local elections is responsible for all matters
in relation to the forthcoming local elections including the Nomination
of Candidate process, issuing of the Polling Information Cards,
preparation of Ballot Papers, Postal Voting and the conducting of the
Count for the local election.
(L to R) Monica Condron, John O’Neill, Maureen McCall, Tom Kavanagh and Gabrielle Lowe at the launch of the dlr Age Well Who is eligible and what is the procedure for Nomination
Expo which will take place at the Pavilion in Leopardstown Racecourse on Sunday 9 June. of Candidates?
A person who reached 18 years of age on or before polling day is
On Sunday 9 June, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County eligible to stand for election and may nominate himself or herself
Council presents the first dlr Age Well Expo in association as a candidate for local election or with his or her consent may be
nominated by a person who is registered as a local government
with the dlr Age Friendly Alliance. elector in the local electoral area where the candidate proposes to
stand for election. The Returning Officer is responsible for the receipt
The event will take place in the Pavilion at Leopardstown of nominations which commences at 10am on Saturday 27 April
Racecourse to celebrate and showcase services and products 2019 and ends at 12 noon on Saturday 4 May 2019. A candidate
available to older people in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. Entry to may withdraw his or her candidature at any time up to 12 noon on
the event is free of charge and will feature appearances from Tuesday, 7 May 2019.
legendary rally driver Rosemary Smith and author, poet, and TV
presenter Christy Kenneally. When is Polling Day?
If at 12 noon on Tuesday 7 May 2019 the number of candidates
The dlr Age Well Expo will also provide an opportunity to connect, nominated for the local electoral area exceeds the number of
engage and hear about topics of interest, particularly around the members to be elected for that area, the election must be adjourned
subjects of participation, health and security which were identified for the purpose of taking a poll. Polling day is Friday 24 May between
in the comprehensive Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Age Friendly the hours of 7am and 10pm. The Electorate needs to check polling
Strategy 2016 to 2020. Up to 1,000 delegates are expected cards and information on polling stations on www.dlrcoco.ie.
to attend the event, which will run from 11.30am to 5pm, and
consists of a large and diverse exhibition space, seminars and Where will the local election count take place?
Rosemary Smith The Returning Officer is responsible for conducting the Local Election
presentations, along with a networking and café area.
count. Following the closing of the poll the count will commence in
Eugene Magee, Chair of the dlr Age Friendly Alliance said “The real challenge for us nationally City West Hotel on the afternoon of Saturday 25 May. Once the final
and as a local community is to change the view of ageing. We must emphasise the many count is complete the 40 candidates with the most votes will be
positives and help to create an environment that will enable older people to realise their declared elected to represent the citizens and the communities of
value in a changed society.” Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County for the next five years.
The world’s population is getting older, with many of us living longer and healthier lives and What happens after the Local Election Count?
experiencing older age very differently from our grandparents’ generation. By 2036, the over 65s will Following the conclusion of the count the Annual Meeting of the
increase by 250%. By 2041, the over 80s will increase by 400%. By 2060, one-in-three Europeans Council is held on the 14th day after Polling day, 7 June 2019. At
is expected to be over the age of 65. the meeting the names of those candidates who have been elected
as members of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is read out
The preliminary results of the Healthy and Positive Ageing Initiative (HaPAI) survey for Dún
and the Council will then proceed to elect a Cathaoirleach and Leas
Laoghaire-Rathdown showed that 83% of those interviewed stated that they ‘liked a lot’ the
Cathaoirleach for 2019/2020.
neighbourhood in which they lived; 90% said they felt ‘safe at home or out and about during the day’
and 82% expressed satisfaction with the opportunities for recreation in the area. Clearly, we have Who is responsible for the European Election to the European
many positives on which to build as we commence the implementation stage of the strategy. Parliament and Divorce Referendum?
The 9th Election to the European Parliament is also on the 24
Philomena Poole, dlr Chief Executive, referring to the launch of the dlr Age Well Expo said
May and the County Sheriff is the County Returning Officer for the
“Our aim is to make dlr a great County in which to grow older. The Expo is about
European Election and the Referendum. The European Election
showcasing that and giving older people and their families a sense of everything that is Count will take place on Sunday 26 May in the RDS Dublin.
available when you’ve time to choose and live in a County with endless possibilities.”
May I take this opportunity to wish all candidates the best of luck in
the forthcoming election.
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INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
Election 2019 Special
Why Vote
in the Local
Elections?
The Council is made up of 40 locally
elected representatives. They represent What’s important to you and what do you believe
you in the Council. These 40 Councillors
are the priorities for your community?
play a very significant role in local
government, representing the views of
their communities, highlighting local
issues and bringing proposals to officials.
Your Councillors develop the overall policy framework, debating Local property tax?
and adopting a wide range of items before them including multi-
million euro annual budgets, County Development Plans, major
?
infrastructure and housing schemes, public realm projects,
grants schemes, bye laws, as well as policy and procedure
proposals to name just a few.
They represent you as the voter and their actions and decisions
Sports pitches or Pollution control or
will undoubtedly have an impact on you and your local cycling infrastructure? climate action?
community, which is why it’s important to exercise your right
to vote.
Each candidate in the election will have their main priorities and
if elected they will have an influence on Council decisions.
Have a look at the candidates in your local electoral area. Which
of the prospective candidates from your electoral area share
your views? They may become your representative in the Council
Chamber for the next 5 years.
Housing or the
During every local election seats are won and lost on a handful of Local parks, libraries local economy?
votes which is why your vote counts. and community centres?
For more information on Councillors and their role, who is a
candidate in your area and the local election voting process
please go to www.dlrcoco.ie/council-democracy.
INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
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News
Election 2019 Special
During the life of 800
this Council 2014-2019
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
864m 2
0 Grants awarded
of over
€ YEAR DELIVERY € m
365
total spend of
2015 98 Over
Revenue Budget
2016 290
2017 545
2018 674
Q1 2019 118 Council meetings
Increase in the Council’s 674
delivery on homes since 2015 545
YEAR DELIVERY
2015 98
290
2016 290
50
Over 2017 545 118
98
major family friendly events
2018 674
and mass participation
Q1 2019 118
sport events
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 (Q1)
120k
Over
30k
3m
Over
interactions with
€
customers in our people attended
new Civic Hub dlr heritage events
June 2018 – in business grants invested by
April 2019 new local enterprise office
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INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
Public information
Election 2019 Special
Opening of Civic Hub Opening of Samuel Beckett
Civic Campus Opening of Fernhill
and Council Chamber
Park and Gardens
15%
Adoption of County
Development Plan
2016 to 2022
reduction in
Local Property
Tax every year
1 ,000
interactions a month at the
New Tourist Information Centre
4,361
4k 2m
Over
community clean-ups
children a week receive swimming
lessons from trained and vetted visitors to the dlr LexIcon since opening
staff in leisure centres
7,500
1,607
entrepreneurs and
125k
Over
employees supported
collections (125,336)
from smart bins to date dumping incidents managed
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Election 2019 Special
New voters Mock polling card
Candidate Affiliation Preference
Aoife Allen Party A 1
Brian Brady Party B
Is this the first time that you are voting in a local Under our system of proportional representation,
election? Everyone who is eligible to vote and you mark the ballot paper by putting the number
registered should receive a polling card in the 1 opposite the candidate you like most, followed Conor Carey Independent 2
post prior to the local elections which are taking by a number 2 opposite the candidate you like
place on Friday 24 May. Your polling card will tell second best and so on down. You can stop at
you where and when to cast your vote. any point or fill up the entire ballot paper. See the Dearbhla Dowd Party C 5
example mock polling card opposite.
You are not required to bring the polling card to
the polling station but doing so will assist staff Once you’re finished, fold your ballot paper and
Edmond Ellis Independent 3
working at the station to find and issue you with put it in the box provided.
your ballot paper. You are however required to
Remember the whole point of democracy is
bring some form of ID, such as:
that every individual has an equal say and Fergal Finn Party D 6
• Passport every single vote counts. Under our system of
proportional representation, Councillors can be
• Driving licence
elected by just a handful of votes, so your vote Grainne Gunn Independent 4
• Student or employee ID card could be the one to decide the outcome in your
Once the people in the polling centre are happy local area!
that you are in fact who you say you are they’ll For more on proportional representation voting
Harriet Herne Party E
issue you with your ballot paper and you can go to www.dlrcoco.ie/council-democracy/local-
exercise your democratic right. elections-2019
Interesting Statistics
• During the 2014 Local Elections almost a quarter • 86 candidates ran for election, from • National average turnout was 51.7%.
of votes went to Independents (23.1%). which 40 were elected.
• 1.3% of ballot papers spoiled nationally.
• Established parties earned over three quarters • 153,510 electorate (2014).
• Highest turnout was in Leitrim at 67.7%.
of votes (76.9%).
• 70,115 total voters.
• Lowest turnout was in South Dublin at 42.1%.
• Councillors elected on first count = 6.
• 740 spoiled votes.
• Least number of first-preference votes
• In one electoral area (Dundrum), nine rounds of
• 69,375 total valid poll. received by any candidate in the 2014 Irish
counting were required before the first Councillor
Local Elections was seven received by a
was elected. • 45.53% turnout.
candidate in Carlow.
• In another (Dún Laoghaire) 15 rounds of counting • There are 40 polling stations within
• The candidate with the most 1st preference
were held before the final Councillor was elected. the dlr area.
votes (4,700) was elected in Ballincollig-
Carrigaline, County Cork.
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INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
Public information
Housing Construction
Programme
The Council’s ethos is to provide good quality, well-designed, energy
efficient homes which should result in lower running costs for our tenants
and provide a pleasant place to live. The following are some examples of
dlr exemplar developments and award-winning homes delivered over the
past number of years:
Rochestown House – as part of a wider project, this energy upgrade of existing social housing for the
elderly is located in Sallynoggin. The upgrade was to pilot a retrofit project to Passive House EnerPHit Homes nearing completion at Rosemount.
Standard and was part of a wider EU EuroPHit Pilot. Phase 2 of the Rochestown House Development
which delivered 34 homes in 2016 won an award for Best Sustainable Project at the RIAI awards in Enniskerry Road – an affordable cost rental pilot scheme is to be
2017. It was the first and largest social housing scheme in Ireland to be awarded EnerHit certification implemented here. The development was progressed by dlr, the
for refurbishment of existing buildings. This scheme, the final phase of which completed in 2018 with Housing Agency and two Approved Housing Bodies (RESPOND
delivery of 14 new homes, has provided a total of 60 high quality new homes for older persons, many and Túath) who are working together to deliver a scheme of 155
of whom downsized from larger properties. social and affordable dwellings. This Scheme has been tendered
and it is expected that works will commence shortly.
Fitzgerald Park – this development of 50 homes is the most recent completion by the Council. The
project has delivered much needed sustainable housing, and provides a high quality environment for Abbey View House – a scheme of 11 dwellings will be developed
new and existing residents. by Cluid on a site provided by the Council. This scheme has been
tendered and is due to commence shortly.
Loughlinstown Wood – this scheme which is on a site provided
by the Council is being developed by two Co-operative Housing
Bodies, CHI and Loughlinstown Co-op and will provide 42 new
homes. The project has gone out to tender.
Cherrywood – the project of unprecedented scale and the
biggest and most ambitious project currently in the State is
Cherrywood SDZ. Development on this remarkable new town in
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown at the foot of the Dublin Mountains
overlooking Dublin Bay started in 2016. It is anticipated that the
entire development will be completed in approximately 5-8 years
with c. 8,700 homes provided including a minimum of 10%
social housing homes. This new town will create approximately
20,000 new jobs not including the jobs already created during
New homes being constructed at Fitzgerald Park. construction and development.
Competition
Rosemount Court – a development of 44 new homes at Rosemount Court, Dundrum. This well
designed scheme was built on a brown field site previously occupied by multi-story flats and was
completed in 2018.
George’s Place – This development in Dún Laoghaire consists of 12 houses and was awarded the
Silver Certificate from the Irish Green Building Council. With near Zero Energy Buildings ‘nZEB’ due
to become mandatory for all housing stock in the near future, these A1 homes demonstrate how this
can be achieved cost effectively, on a tight site through rapid build methods. George’s Place was
shortlisted for SEAI Energy Awards.
The Mews – the Mews in Sallynoggin, delivered in December 2017, was recognised as Best
Sustainable Project in 2018. This project is A1 Building Energy Rated social housing and is in
keeping with dlr’s ethos of providing age-friendly, bright, spacious, comfortable accommodation, with
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Council-owned sites – Following the completion of site investigations and feasibility studies on a Thought you’d missed the chance to attend Longitude 2019?
number of Council-owned sites, there are a number of new developments in the pipeline. Sites Well here’s an opportunity to get your hands on a pair of free
currently being proposed are Ballyogan Court, Carrickmines (119 homes) and Rockville Drive, tickets for a Sunday night of banging beats and crazy dancing.
Glenamuck (13 homes). At initial design stages are St. Laurence’s Park, Stillorgan (89 homes) and For your chance of seeing A$AP Rocky, Chance The Rapper,
lands at Shanganagh Castle (540 homes). Development of these lands will provide a total of more or Cardi B, all you have to do is like and retweet our dlr Times
than 760 new homes. Longitude Competition tweet which we will post after 7 May.
The Council is also working in partnership with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local The competition will close on 13 June, and the winner will be
Government, the Housing Agency and Approved Housing Bodies, to deliver new homes and has contacted the following day.
entered into agreements with three AHBs to construct 208 new homes as follows:
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Exhibitions Cruinniú na
Sitting Pretty nÓg 2019
Fernhill Gardens
with Dún Laoghaire Further Education Institute Saturday 15 June, 12pm to 4pm
dlr LexIcon, Level 3. 23 May to 23 June.
Fernhill Gardens near Stepaside Village is the venue for the
Launch on 23 May, 6.30pm. All welcome.
culmination of this year’s Cruinniú na nÓg, a celebration of
We are pleased to invite you to Sitting Pretty, a children’s creativity as part of the nationwide Creative Ireland
celebration of the creativity of students from the programme. Full details of this action-packed day will be available
Furniture Design and Manufacturing courses in soon, but we can guarantee music, art, fun and entertainment. In
Dún Laoghaire Further Education Institute. Drawing addition to events at Fernhill, keep an eye out for other Cruinniú
on ten years of work, the showcase will include a projects taking place the same day in other dlr Libraries.
selection of bespoke cabinets, chairs and tables.
Key Achievements
Can You See What I See? Library Service
Art Exhibition by Caroline Hyland
16 May to 16 June. dlr LexIcon, Level 4.
There has been significant investment in the dlr Library service
This exhibition by Caroline Hyland, the Artist- during the term of this Council, which has ensured a first-class
in-Residence at Tallaght University Hospital, service for local citizens. Among the notable achievements are:
is inspired by her listening to people with • Improvements to Blackrock Library, which reopened in 2014,
dementia, and to those who support them. Its and enhanced facilities for users of Cabinteely Library as a
goal is to share Caroline’s learning with others result of the extension in 2016.
so that we can better understand and assist
• The award-winning dlr LexIcon, which opened at the end of
each other in dealing with the challenges life
2014, has helped to change the standard of public library
can present.
service delivery. It averaged 1,800 people daily in 2018, and
in 2017 was one of Bord Fáilte’s top five free destinations.
Music events in
Between December 2014 and the start of March this year,
footfall has been over two million.
dlr LexIcon in June
• The dlr Library Collection has increased from 315,298 items
in 2012 to 370,190 in 2017, facilitated by a rise in the Book
Fund from €426,600 to €643,600 during the same period.
Investment in the Virtual Library between 2012 and 2017 has
We have a terrific line-up of music events in dlr
seen a 151% increase in the number of e-books from 14,016
LexIcon throughout June.
to 35,179.
To kick things off, Czech guitarist Peter Moc joins
• dlr’s Culture Programme (Mountains To Sea, dlr Library
with friends to present free events on Tuesday 4,
Voices) has grown significantly from 2012, when dlr Libraries
11 and 18 June in the Studio Theatre from 11am
hosted 286 events, to 2,500 events with 64,200 attendees
to 1pm. If you enjoy classical and jazz guitar, this
in 2018.
is the series for you!
• Since 2015, digital technology programming in the LexIcon
The ever-popular Tim Thurston returns with his
Lab has provided opportunities to learn about coding,
Music Box of Delights on Monday 10, 17 and
robotics, STEM, and Virtual Reality and to gain hands-on
24 June and 1 July from 11am to 12.30pm. A
experience of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and 3D printers.
brilliant raconteur, Tim will celebrate the variety
Tim Thurston
of musical expression across the genres, centuries • In November 2018 dlr Library Service introduced the My
and continents. Open Library pilot service in Deansgrange Library; the first
Dublin Local Authority
Finally, at 7pm on Wednesdy 12 June, join
to do so. This offers
soprano Sandra Oman, tenor Owen Gilhooly
extended opening
and baritone Simon Morgan for an Ivor Novello
hours, from 8am to
Concert in the Studio Theatre. Novello’s songs
10pm, seven days
were the soundtrack to the war years and include:
a week, 365 days a
‘We’ll Gather Lilacs’, ‘Keep The Home Fires
year. The initiative
Burning’, ‘Waltz Of My Heart’ and ‘Rose
responds to Dún
Of England’.
Laoghaire-Rathdown
All the above events are free, but require advance County Council’s commitment to meet the needs of the local
booking at eventbrite.ie. Full details in the current community. dlr Library Service now provides 382 hours of
What’s On guide. Sandra Oman, Owen Gilhooly and Simon Morgan. access per week to its branch libraries.
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Musicians-in-Residence Municipal Gallery,
Programme 2019 dlr LexIcon
Keep an eye – and an ear – out for the Arts Office
Musicians-in-Residence Programme, which kicks
off on Sunday 16 June with a concert by Lara
Gallagher in the Studio, dlr LexIcon. Lara, a celebrated
saxophonist, has been awarded the Emerging
Musician Residency. Contemporary pianist and
improviser Izumi Kimura, who was awarded one Until 9 June
of the Established Musician Residencies, performs Curated by members of the local Men’s Sheds Network, this
two summertime concerts on Thursday 4 July and stunning exhibition explores the time and skill involved in craft-
Thursday 1 August. The second Established Musician- making, the local landscape, and how poetry can capture
in-Residence is Éamonn Cagney, an accomplished the imagination.
percussionist and composer who will be based here
Izumi Kimura later in the year. The men collaborated with producer Orlaith Ross to conjure up a
show that conveys the true value of craft, with work from 12 craft-
This scheme is jointly funded by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the Arts Council, and makers from across the country.
managed by Music Network. It provides opportunities for musicians to develop and showcase new
work, and gives the public and audiences an opportunity to engage with them in return. Taking Time is presented by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County
Council’s Arts Office, and supported by the Creative Ireland
Concert details and updates can be found on the Music section of the Arts Office webpage. Programme, in collaboration with the Men’s Sheds Network.
Access All Areas Award Performance The Royal Photographic
Do We Not Laugh? Society’s International
Photography Exhibition
Studio, dlr LexIcon. Friday 10 May, 11am. Free event
4 July to 4 September
Loaded Dice Theatre Company presents Do We Not
Laugh?, a comedy based on the devised work of the
company’s actors all of whom have an intellectual
disability. Asking the pertinent question, ‘If you
prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not
laugh?’ the play challenges perceptions and explores
the relationships and emotions of an often-forgotten
group of people. Follow the journey of Baz, Portia
and Jess in their quest to have a meaningful life in a
show written and directed by the company’s Artistic
Directors Charlotte Tiernan and Lorna Kennedy.
By turns hilarious and thought-provoking, Do We
Not Laugh? was commissioned by Dún Laoghaire-
Rathdown County Council’s Arts Office through an
Access All Areas Award funded by the Arts Council.
The event will also be staged in the Pavilion Theatre Christopher Bethell, The Grand Canyon, 2015, from the series The Duke of Earl
at 8pm on Thursday 16 May.
Held almost continuously since 1854 – the year after the Society
To reserve tickets email loadeddice@gmail.com was founded – the Royal Photographic Society’s International
Photography Exhibition is the longest-running event of its kind in
the world.
The open call for submissions resulted in entries from over 60
countries, with 54 photographers selected to grace the walls of
What’s On Event Guide the Municipal Gallery. Covering a huge variety of subject matter
and themes, the exhibition’s 100 images represent contemporary
photography at its very finest.
Keep an eye out for our next What’s On event guide which is now
available in each dlr library as well as many other locations around See the What’s On section of dlrcoco.ie/arts for details of the
the County! Highlights include events for Bealtaine, Autism-friendly Gallery Learning Programme. There’s always lots of workshops,
initiatives, music Generation dlr workshops, the launch of our talks, tours and special events for all ages, as well as our
Summer Stars reading challenge 2019, and much, much more! dementia-inclusive gallery tours. We also have the ever-popular
Open Art Studio for adults every Friday morning, along with the
regular Kids Art Studio – check website for dates and times.
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FAYNE fg SMYTH gp
CLLR. GRACE AN CATHAOIRLEACH
AN LEAS
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