Dublin County Council


Dublin County Council was a local authority for the administrative county of County Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.

History

The county council was established by the Local Government Act 1898. Its headquarters were established at 10-11 Parnell Square in 1900 but, due to the cramped conditions, it transferred to 46-49 O'Connell Street, Dublin City in 1975.
Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1993, an Act of the Oireachtas, the County Council and the Corporation of Dún Laoghaire were abolished in 1994, and replaced with three administrative counties; Fingal to the north, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown to the southeast and South Dublin to the southwest.
Dublin City Council, styled "Dublin Corporation" until 2002, is separate from the other administrative counties and continues to administer the city of Dublin.

Legacy

The Dublin Regional Authority is the statutory authority that currently has functions in the city and greater metropolitan area, these relate mainly to cooperation and coordination of agencies, the authorities membership is from the councils in the areas concerned. Both the Parnell Square property and the O'Connell Street property were transferred to the Fingal County Council on abolition of DCC. These offices were a key location in the events described in the Mahon Tribunal – a tribunal which inquired into re-zoning and planning irregularities in the 1980s in County Dublin.

Motto

The motto on its coat of arms was Beart do réir ár mbriathar in Irish which means Action to match our speech.