8th January 2013 Dublin City Business Association calls for firm enforcement of the law on Saturday 12th January. Dublin City Business Association calls on Mr. Willie Frazer and his colleagues to cancel their proposed plan to hold a political protest march in…
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Dublin City Business Association calls for firm enforcement of the law on Saturday 12th January.
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National Programme of Revaluation of Commercial & Industrial Properties
The valuations of commercial property in the Republic of Ireland have not changed in over 100 years. The proposed rates revaluations for the Dublin City Council Area have now been published. Ratepayers have 28 days to respond to their proposed…
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Directly Elected Mayor for Dublin
The Government has approved draft legislation for a directly elected mayor for Dublin. It is said that a mayoral election will be held this year. Ireland has one of the most centralised governance structures in the western world, despite being…
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Rejuvenating Dublin’s Tourism Product
Dublin City Business Association (DCBA) commissioned Jerome Casey and Felim O’Rourke to undertake a study of tourism in Dublin and to make least- cost recommendations for its rejuvenation. DCBA considered that domestic consumer expenditure would remain weak into the medium-term,…
Capel Street & The City Markets
Summary The study area of this report is defined by Capel Street which was laid out in the 17th century and is today flanked by 18th and 19th merchant townhouses and shops. It is one of the best known commercial…
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Towards a Second Republic
A Collection of Discussion Papers on options to transform Governance and Leadership in the Irish Republic for the Better. “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors”…
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Defining Dublins Historic Core
Summary This report was commissioned by Mr Tom Coffey, CEO of Dublin City Business Association and prepared by Dublin Civic Trust as a contribution to the shared vision for Dublin set out in the Draft City Development Plan 2011—2017. The…
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A Spatial Vision for Dublin
Summary Dublin is in many ways unrecognisable from what it was even twenty years ago. From a city with few visitors, high unemployment, dereliction and virtually no one living in the city centre, it has changed into an accessible city,…
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