Welcome to our November
DúNLaoghaireTown.IE newsletter
Our town will be brimming with cultural and festive activities this November, from the largest ice rink in Ireland, the return of the Comedy Festival and the seasonal delight of Santa’s Experience at the National Maritime Museum. Myrtle Square’s infrastructure improvements are wrapping up, including the greening of Convent Lane and improvements along George’s Street. We welcome to our town a number of new businesses this month, opening of a new Best4travel store and a new Firebyrd outlet. Looking further ahead the town will benefit from the announcement that it is to host the prestigious IRC European Championship in September 2024 and also from the return of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in March 2024. On the business skills development front DLR LEO’s upcoming workshop on ‘Building a Better Business’ is all set to boost local businesses. If you are interested in innovation and business growth then you can look forward to insights from Dermot Casey (Industry Research & Development Group) at the November Digital Dun Laoghaire Meetup. Learn more about all the above in more detail below.
And of course if you have Dún Laoghaire related news you would like to share please contact me – [email protected]
Eoin Costello, project director Digital Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire Comedy Festival
Dun Laoghaire Comedy Festival is back with 20+ shows coming to town. Acts include Jarlath Regan, Dave McSavage, Deirdre O’Kane, Andrew Maxwell and many others. Check out the acts and book your tickets.
DLR Tourism – What’s new in November?
From ice skating on Ireland’s biggest ice rink to Santa coming to the National Maritime Museum, Dun Laoghaire certainly has something for everyone.
Best4Travel to Open a New Shop in Dún Laoghaire
Jeff Collins has announced the inauguration of Best4travel’s newest outlet at Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre, scheduled for the 4th of December, 2023.
Myrtle Square & Convent Lane Greening Project – Stakeholder Update
Myrtle Square is now open!
The lining on Convent Lane will be completed early next week, the sub contractor will be on site tomorrow morning from 6am to take advantage of the dry weather forecast. Once the lining has been completed Convent Lane will be opened fully to pedestrians.
The remaining works on George’s Street will be completed next week, this entails the moving of the bus stop back to just down from original position and finishing the buildout on the Wellington Rd/George’s Street Junction, the Lining of George’s Street also has to be completed.
From next Friday the 3rd of November Cumnor will be fully demobilised from site and will retain a small team to carry out some minor finishes and snags.
See the link below to progress photo’s from this week: https://photos.app.goo.gl/n7PQr8GAJ8xy7mn59
Once again we like to thank all residents and local businesses for their cooperation and patience over the last 13 months and we look forward to seeing you for the final workshop next Thursday.
Kind Regards
The Parks Team
DLR LEO Workshop – Building a Better Business: Increase Efficiency, Reduce Costs & Increase Profits
DLR LEO is organising a workshop on Increasing business efficiency, cost reductions and increased profits in cooperation with Lean Coach, Stuart Nelson of Jigsaw Better business. Find out more and sign up.
Dún Laoghaire to Host IRC European Championship in September 2024
The 2023 International IRC Congress, which recently convened in Paris, was informed that Dun Laoghaire is poised to welcome the forthcoming IRC European Championship scheduled for September 2024.
November Digital Dun Laoghaire Meetup – Guest Speaker Dermot Casey
Digital Dun Laoghaire is continuing the series of evening Meetups featuring a guest speaker. This month our guest speaker is Dermot Casey, the CEO of IRDG (Industry Research & Development Group). As we gather for this enlightening session with Dermot, we’ll learn about Ireland’s development as an innovation economy, what the future holds and the challenges ahead of us, and Ireland’s urgent need of upgrading our innovation ecosystem. Learn more and register for the event.
DLR CoCo – St. Patrick’s Day Parade Back to Dún Laoghaire
Fantastic news from DLR CoCo as they announced that Dun Laoghaire town will host a St Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17th 2024 in a grand style.
NEW BUSINESS ALERT – Firebyrd To Open Restaurant In Dún Laoghaire
Firebyrd, the American Hot Chicken restaurant owners have declared their plans to open a new branch in Dun Laoghaire. Firebyrd is renowned for serving American Hot Chicken accompanied by a range of American favourites from wings, tenders and burgers, extending to specialities like totchos.
