Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council performs a significant role in shaping the strategic vision of the County. It provides a diverse, comprehensive and evolving range of services to citizens, businesses and visitors to the County which include the provision of housing, planning, development, environmental, transportation, leisure and community services. The corporate headquarters are located at County Hall in Dún Laoghaire town. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has 40 elected members and approximately 1200 staff.

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council was established in 1994 and is located between the outer suburbs of Dublin City and the Dublin mountains; with its 17km of coastline, harbour, attractive towns and villages alongside communities where residents and visitors enjoy some of the best natural amenities in Ireland. It also has the benefit of unparalleled access to public transport, employment opportunities, leisure facilities, education, shopping and an attractive public realm. It is a smart, vibrant county - attractive, inclusive and accessible to all.

The County covers the electoral areas of Blackrock, Dundrum, Dún Laoghaire, Glencullen-Sandyford, Killiney Shankill and Stillorgan. The County’s vibrant community is focused across a necklace of villages, each with its own strong identity, such as Dalkey, Foxrock, Monkstown, Rathfarnham, Shankill, Sandyford and Stepaside. A new town, the biggest urban infrastructure in the country is being built at Cherrywood, which will have a population of 25,000 people.

With its highly educated and skilled labour force, the County enjoys a thriving and growing economy with over 95,000 people currently in employment. This is primarily driven by larger towns such as Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire, Dundrum, Stillorgan and Sandyford Business District. Major employers include international IT and pharmaceutical companies, as well as financial and service industries. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown has excellent access to educational facilities and is home to UCD, Ireland’s largest university, which together with IADT, provides third level education to over 32,000 students per year.

Supported voluntary and community organisations provide diverse options for citizens to participate in their local communities, residents associations and various sporting and cultural events. Climate action is high on the Council’s agenda and elected members have adopted a Climate Change Action Plan setting out ambitious but achievable goals to continue to address climate change and protect our environment for the future.