Dublin County Council
Dublin County Council Comhairle Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath | |
|---|---|
| County councilofCounty Dublin | |
 Coat of arms of Dublin County Council | |
| History | |
| Established | 1898 |
| Disbanded | 1 January 1994 |
| Preceded by | Grand Jury |
| Succeeded by | |
| Seats | 78 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 1991 |
| Motto | |
| Irish:Beart do réir ár mbriathar,lit. 'Action to match our speech' | |
| Meeting place | |
| O'Connell Street,Dublin | |
Dublin County Council(Irish:Comhairle Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath) was alocal authorityfor theadministrative countyofCounty DublininIreland.
History[edit]
The county council was established on 1 April 1899 under theLocal Government (Ireland) Act 1898for theadministrative countyofCounty Dublin.[1][2][3]Its headquarters were established at 10–11 Parnell Square in 1900[4]but, due to the cramped conditions, it transferred to 46–49O'Connell Street,Dublin Cityin 1975.[5][6]
In 1985, County Dublin was divided into three electoral counties:Dublin–Belgard(South Dublin from 1991) to the southwest,Dublin–Fingal(Fingal from 1991) to the north, andDún Laoghaire–Rathdownto the southeast.[7][8]At the1985 local electionand the1991 local election,the election was held within these electoral counties.[9]
On 1 January 1994, under theLocal Government (Dublin) Act 1993,County Dublin, the County Council and theCorporation of Dún Laoghairewere abolished, and the electoral counties each became administrative counties.[10]Dublin County Council was succeeded by the councils of:
The city ofDublinhas been administered separately from the county since before the establishment of the county council. Its local authority isDublin City Council,styledDublin Corporationuntil 2002.
The archives of Dublin County Council are held at Fingal Local Studies & Archives.[11]
Legacy[edit]
Both the Parnell Square property and the O'Connell Street property were transferred to the Fingal County Council on the abolition of Dublin County Council. These offices were a key location in the events described in theMahon Tribunal– a tribunal which inquired into re-zoning and planning irregularities in the 1980s in County Dublin.[12]
From 1994 to 2014, theDublin Regional Authorityserved as a coordinating body for the area which had been administered by Dublin County Council, as well as that of Dublin City Council. The area is now part of theEastern and Midland Regional Assembly.
Motto[edit]
The motto on its coat of arms wasBeart do réir ár mbriatharinIrishwhich meansAction to match our speech.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898,s. 1: Establishment of county councils (61 & 62 Vict., c. 37 of 1898, s. 1). Enacted on 12 August 1898. Act of theUK Parliament.Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book.
- ^Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, s. 124: Commencement of Act (61 & 62 Vict., c. 37 of 1898, s. 124). Enacted on 12 August 1898. Act of theUK Parliament.Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book.
- ^"Orders declaring the boundaries of administrative counties and defining county electoral divisions: County of Dublin".27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd. 9480).Dublin:Local Government Board for Ireland.1900. p. 260.
- ^"Dublin City".Buildings of Ireland.Archivedfrom the original on 1 November 2019.Retrieved1 November2019.
- ^"Precast concrete, 46-49 O'Connell Street, Dublin 1".Built Dublin.Archivedfrom the original on 1 November 2019.Retrieved1 November2019.
- ^"Local Authorities".Oireachtas. 26 May 1982.Archivedfrom the original on 26 October 2019.Retrieved26 October2019.
- ^Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985, s. 13: Establishment, membership and election of councils of established electoral counties (No. 7 of 1985, s. 13). Enacted on 3 April 1985. Act of theOireachtas.Retrieved fromIrish Statute Bookon 13 December 2021.
- ^Local Government Act 1991, s. 26: Amendment of Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985 (No. 11 of 1991, s. 26). Enacted on 18 May 1991. Act of theOireachtas.Retrieved fromIrish Statute Bookon 9 December 2021.
- ^Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985, s. 16: Continuation of Dublin County Council and Dún Laoghaire Corporation (No. 7 of 1985, s. 16). Enacted on 3 April 1985. Act of theOireachtas.Retrieved fromIrish Statute Bookon 13 December 2021.
- ^Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993,s. 9: Establishment and boundaries of administrative counties (No. 31 of 1993, s. 9), "(1) On the establishment day — (a) the county shall cease to exist, (b) the borough shall cease to exist, (c) the electoral counties shall cease to exist, and (d) the united district of the burial board shall cease to exist.". Enacted on 3 April 1985. Act of theOireachtas.Archivedfrom the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved fromIrish Statute Bookon 13 December 2021.
- ^"Archives Fingal County Council".Fingal County Council.6 October 2022.Retrieved6 October2022.
- ^Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments Act 2004 (No. 39 of 2004). Enacted on 15 December 2004. Act of theOireachtas.Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book.