Dublin County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a local authority for the administrative county of County Dublin in Ireland.
Dublin County Council Comhairle Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath | |
|---|---|
| County council of County 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 | |
History
editThe county council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative county of County 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 46–49 O'Connell Street, Dublin City in 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, and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown to the southeast.[7][8] At the 1985 local election and the 1991 local election, the election was held within these electoral counties.[9]
On 1 January 1994, under the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, County Dublin, the County Council and the Corporation of Dún Laoghaire were abolished, and the electoral counties each became administrative counties.[10] Dublin County Council was succeeded by the councils of:
The city of Dublin has been administered separately from the county since before the establishment of the county council. Its local authority is Dublin City Council, styled Dublin Corporation until 2002.
The archives of Dublin County Council are held at Fingal Local Studies & Archives.[11]
Legacy
editBoth 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 the Mahon Tribunal – a tribunal which inquired into re-zoning and planning irregularities in the 1980s in County Dublin.[12]
From 1994 to 2014, the Dublin Regional Authority served 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 the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly.
Motto
editThe motto on its coat of arms was Beart do réir ár mbriathar in Irish which means Action to match our speech.
External links
editReferences
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 the UK Parliament. Retrieved from Irish 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 the UK Parliament. Retrieved from Irish 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. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Precast concrete, 46-49 O'Connell Street, Dublin 1". Built Dublin. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ 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 the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 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 the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 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 the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 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 the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Archives Fingal County Council". Fingal County Council. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments Act 2004 (No. 39 of 2004). Enacted on 15 December 2004. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.