Established 1898 Preceded by Grand Jury Last election 1991 | Disbanded 1993 Seats 78 | |
Succeeded by Fingal County Council,
South Dublin County Council,
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council | ||
Dublin County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a local authority for the administrative county of County Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. It was established by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.
The County Council and the Corporation of Dún Laoghaire were abolished in 1994, by an Act of the Oireachtas, the Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1993, 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.
Dublin County Council offices were located on Parnell Square and due to space requirements in the '70s transferred to O'Connell Street, Dublin City Both properties were transferred to the Fingal County Council on abolition of DCC. The 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.
The motto on its coat of arms was Beart do réir ár mbriathar in Irish which means Action to match our speech.