We want a Dublin
where culture connects
everything and everyone.
Established in March 2018 Dublin City Council Culture Company runs cultural initiatives and buildings in the city and
is involved in the implementation of the Dublin City Cultural Strategy.
Collaborating with citizens, communities, cultural organisations, businesses, and Dublin City Council itself, the company’s work is focused on embedding cultural experiences and increasing cultural participation throughout Dublin’s neighbourhoods. A sustainable city is based upon the foundations of, and interactions between, economic development, environmental sustainability, social inclusion and culture. This new company signals the central role that culture plays in the daily lives of all who work, live in, or visit Dublin.
Our Initiatives
Dublin’s Culture Connects
aims to connect Dubliners to their city through making and taking part in culture. It’s really that simple. We base projects on people’s stories, wishes and experiences. We do this in the best way possible by listening, learning and sharing. We are not afraid to try new things.
Dublin City Council’s Cruinniú na nÓg
is Dublin City's response to the national initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Cruinniú na nÓg captures the ethos of Creative Ireland’s Creative Youth Pillar. The Dublin City programme’s focus is participation, with activities taking place in all kinds of spaces from National Cultural Institutions to community spaces, from city suburbs to beaches and parks. Dublin Cruinniú takes place on Saturday June 23 and is presented in partnership with Creative Ireland and RTÉ.
14 Henrietta Street
is a new visitor attraction opening to the public in September 2018. Prelaunch tours are available from 6 July - 8 September 2018, but should be pre-booked. Dating from the 1720s, Henrietta Street is the most intact collection of early to mid-18th century houses in Ireland. From Georgian townhouse to Tenement dwelling, 14 Henrietta Street tells the story of the house and the lives of the people who lived there and how social change impacted on them over time. Built as a townhouse for the Dublin elite, 14 Henrietta Street was turned into tenements in the 1880s, remaining as such until the last families left in 1979.
About us
Dublin City Council Culture Company is an independent company limited by guarantee established in April 2018.
Our Board of Directors
Chairperson
Richard Shakespeare
Directors:
Siobhán Bourke
Tim Carey
Vincent Jackson
Greg Kelly
Rhona O'Brien
Ray Yeates
Tim Carey
Vincent Jackson
Greg Kelly
Rhona O'Brien
Ray Yeates
L-R: Tim Carey, Principal Officer, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Ray Yeates, Dublin City Arts Officer; Cllr Vincent Jackson, Dublin City Council; Cllr Greg Kelly, Dublin City Council; Siobhán Bourke, Founder & Director of Irish Theatre Institute; Rhona O'Brien, General Counsel and Company Secretary of Aryzta plc; Richard Shakespeare, Assistant Chief Executive, Planning and Property Development & CRES (Culture, Recreation & Economic Services).