We made cultural projects with 18,524 people in Dublin.

Justine Doswell dances with young people at a Community Celebration in Bluebell Dublin 12

We led 1,209 creative workshops with 74 artists and makers in our Creative Residency Programme and Culture Connects programmes.

Speakers and audience at the 2025 Dublin Festival of History Big Weekend

We commissioned 80 speakers or contributors for our events as part of the Dublin Festival of History and for talks programmed at 14 Henrietta Street and Richmond Barracks.

Lord Mayor of Dublin Emma Blain with Artist in Residence Orlagh Meegan-Gallagher at the Threads of Time artwork launch

We ran 569 cultural events, involving 23,327 audience members.

A Community Group on a tour of 14 Henrietta Street

35,625 people attended guided tours of 14 Henrietta Street Museum.

1,490 people attended outdoor guided tours at 14 Henrietta Street Museum or Richmond Barracks about history, biodiversity, the city and the local communities.

Lord Mayor of Dublin Ray McAdam, Centenarian Moira Mahon, Historian in Residence Elizabeth Kehoe, Poet Paula Meehan

Alongside sustaining, growing and delivering our own programmes we will continue in 2025 to support the development and delivery of some Dublin City Council cultural programmes, projects and buildings.

We made projects happen within 330 partnerships with cultural, community and other organisations.

Fiona Harrington demonstrates lace making to Culture Club members

As part of our programme, Culture Club, we welcomed 5,324 people to 326 events in various cultural spaces across the city.

Mairead and Emilia enjoy a creative workshop at the Richmond Barracks Harvest Fair

We organised 3 Fairs at Richmond Barracks, highlighting the work of 64 local vendors and creatives. 7,310 people attended.

Shannon, Mia, Karolina, Claire at the Harvest Fair in Richmond Barracks

120 people participated in our advisory working groups which help guide our current and future work.

Children look at the model of a house on Henrietta Street on a tour of the museum

We had an aggregate digital reach of approximately 1.37 million for the year, with 316,189 visitors to our websites and over 42,000 social media followers.

Niamh Bury, Stephen James Smith and Basciville perform at the launch of the Company Strategy 2025 to 2030

We recorded 80 features or items of coverage of our programmes and buildings in local, national and international press across print, radio and digital media.