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INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL Your lookinside dlr parks Message from Your EXERCISING YOUR An Cathaoirleach MARLAY PARK RIGHT TO VOTE...... 03 Welcome to this Election Special edition of the TIME: Sep 9am to 8pm | Oct 9am dlr libraries dlr Times - focusing on the upcoming Local and to 6pm | Nov – Jan 9am to 5pm Feb – Mar 9am to 6pm | Apr 9am dlr LEXICON dlr PUBLIC INFORMATION European elections and referendum and the choices that you will make on the 24th of May. to 9pm | May – Aug 9am to 10pm Haigh Terrace, Dún Laoghaire dlr Age Well Expo ...... 04 The Local Elections will decide the priorities of TEL: 01 280 1147 TIME: Mon – Thur 9.30am – 8pm Housing Delivery Programme ...... the Council in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown for SHANGANAGH PARK 09 Fri to Sat 9.30am – 5pm | Sun the next five years and I would encourage all TIME: Open Access 12noon – 4pm dlr STAFF PROFILE of you to engage with the issues in our local communities and cast your informed vote on the PEOPLE’S PARK BLACKROCK Mary T. Daly ...... 04 day. I am honoured to have been Cathaoirleach TIME: Dec – Mar 8am to 4.30pm Blackrock Town Hall, for the past year and to have had met so Apr – May 8am to 7.30pm | Jun – Main Street Sep 8am to 8pm | Oct – Nov 8am many local people. I look forward to speaking TEL: 01 288 8117 ELECTION 2019 SPECIAL ...... 05 to 7.30pm with many of you over the next few weeks. TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am – Why Vote in the Local Elections? ...... 05 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue & Thur During the life of this Council...... 06 CLLR. OSSIAN SMYTH HILL PARK 1.15pm – 8pm TIME: Open Access New voters ...... 08 * Interesting Statistics ...... 08 CABINTEELY PARK Old Bray Road, Cabinteely TEL: 01 285 5363 TIMES: Sep 8am to 8pm | Oct TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri* & Sat* Message from 8am to 7pm | Nov – Jan 8am to dlr ARTS & LIBRARY EVENTS 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue & 5pm | Feb 8am to 6pm | Mar 8am the Thur 2pm – 8pm Exhibitions ...... 10 dlr Chief to 7pm | Apr 8am to 8pm | May – Music events in dlr LexIcon in June .... 10 Executive Aug 8am to 10.30pm This edition of the dlr Times has a special focus Cruinniú na nÓg 2019 ...... Castle Street, Dalkey 10 on a pivotal aspect of local governance that only BLACKROCK PARK TEL: 01 285 5317 Key Achievements Library Service ...... 10 comes around once every five years – the Local TIME: Sep 8am to 8pm | Oct 8am TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am – Musicians-in-Residence 2019 ...... 11 Government Elections. Falling on 24 May, this to 7pm | Nov – Jan 8am to 4.30pm 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue & Thur is your chance to shape the incoming Council Feb – Mar 8am to 6pm | Apr 8am 1.15pm – 8pm Do We Not Laugh? ...... 11 and to decide who you want to represent you to 8pm | May – Aug 8am to 9pm What’s On in dlr LexIcon Gallery ...... 11 for the next five years. The Councillors you elect work with the County Council’s employees to KILBOGGET PARK Clonkeen Drive, Deansgrange TIME: Open Access TEL: 01 285 0860 YOUR dlr COUNCILLORS ...... decide on policy, procedure and projects, and 12 TIME: Mon 10am – 5pm | Tue play a vital role in shaping and improving your FERNHILL PARK to Thur 10am – 8pm | Fri & Sat local communities and, indeed, the County as 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm a whole. 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Exercising your right to vote this May

On Friday 24 May Local Elections European Elections Local Elections are held every five years and offer All EU citizens living in Ireland, and aged 18 years people all over Ireland you the chance to vote for the candidates you or over, are also entitled to vote in the European want to represent you and your community at local Parliament Elections. will exercise their right government level. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the European to vote in the Local and Every person aged 18 years or over, regardless Union, Dublin will be granted an extra seat in the of their citizenship, and who is a resident of Dún European Parliament, moving from three to four European Elections and Laoghaire-Rathdown is entitled to vote in the local MEPs. A list of the Dublin candidates can be found at the Divorce Referendum. elections for the electoral area in which they live. www.dublincountyreturningofficer.com There are six local electoral areas in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown administrative area, with The Divorce Referendum each area electing a number of Councillors based Only Irish Citizens aged 18 years and over can With the kaleidoscope of colourful election on the size of its population. The Blackrock and vote in a referendum. Irish Citizens are being candidate’s posters in our communities and the Stillorgan areas will elect six Councillors each, asked if we should ease our divorce laws via two prevalence of political discussion on the airwaves, and the Dundrum, Dún Laoghaire, - proposed amendments. television, print and online media, you will no and Killiney-Shankill areas will elect seven doubt be aware that we are in the thick of election Councillors each. To vote in any of these elections you must be on season! On this occasion your vote is being called our register of electors. To check if you are on the A list of all nominated candidates can be found for on three separate but very important polls. register you can visit: voter.ie. Alternatively, details at www.dlrcoco.ie/council-democracy/local- Every single one of your votes count! can be checked at our offices in Dún Laoghaire, elections-2019. Dundrum and your public library, or local post office or Garda station.

dlr times 03 INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL Public Information dlr staff profile

Mary T. Daly RETURNING OFFICER FOR LOCAL dlr Age Well Expo ELECTIONS 9 June | The Pavilion at Racecourse, Dublin DIRECTOR FOR CORPORATE, COMMUNICATIONS, GOVERNANCE, I.T. AND TOURISM

Following 31 years working in local government Mary joined

GARETH CHANEY GARETH Dlr in September 2017 as Director of Services. Part of Mary’s role as the Director for Corporate is the management of the dlr Elected Members, Council Meetings and she has been appointed the Returning Officer for the 2019 Local Elections taking place on Friday the 24 May. The local elections will be held in conjunction with Elections to the European Parliament and the Divorce Referendum.

What is the role of the Local Authority Returning Officer? The Returning Office for local elections is responsible for all matters in relation to the forthcoming local elections including the Nomination of Candidate process, issuing of the Polling Information Cards, preparation of Ballot Papers, Postal Voting and the conducting of the Count for the local election.

(L to R) Monica Condron, John O’Neill, Maureen McCall, Tom Kavanagh and Gabrielle Lowe at the launch of the dlr Age Well Who is eligible and what is the procedure for Nomination Expo which will take place at the Pavilion in Leopardstown Racecourse on Sunday 9 June. of Candidates? A person who reached 18 years of age on or before polling day is On Sunday 9 June, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County eligible to stand for election and may nominate himself or herself Council presents the first dlr Age Well Expo in association as a candidate for local election or with his or her consent may be nominated by a person who is registered as a local government with the dlr Age Friendly Alliance. elector in the local electoral area where the candidate proposes to stand for election. The Returning Officer is responsible for the receipt The event will take place in the Pavilion at Leopardstown of nominations which commences at 10am on Saturday 27 April Racecourse to celebrate and showcase services and products 2019 and ends at 12 noon on Saturday 4 May 2019. A candidate available to older people in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. Entry to may withdraw his or her candidature at any time up to 12 noon on the event is free of charge and will feature appearances from Tuesday, 7 May 2019. legendary rally driver Rosemary Smith and author, poet, and TV presenter Christy Kenneally. When is Polling Day? If at 12 noon on Tuesday 7 May 2019 the number of candidates The dlr Age Well Expo will also provide an opportunity to connect, nominated for the local electoral area exceeds the number of engage and hear about topics of interest, particularly around the members to be elected for that area, the election must be adjourned subjects of participation, health and security which were identified for the purpose of taking a poll. Polling day is Friday 24 May between in the comprehensive Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Age Friendly the hours of 7am and 10pm. The Electorate needs to check polling Strategy 2016 to 2020. Up to 1,000 delegates are expected cards and information on polling stations on www.dlrcoco.ie. to attend the event, which will run from 11.30am to 5pm, and consists of a large and diverse exhibition space, seminars and Where will the local election count take place? Rosemary Smith The Returning Officer is responsible for conducting the Local Election presentations, along with a networking and café area. count. Following the closing of the poll the count will commence in Eugene Magee, Chair of the dlr Age Friendly Alliance said “The real challenge for us nationally City West Hotel on the afternoon of Saturday 25 May. Once the final and as a local community is to change the view of ageing. We must emphasise the many count is complete the 40 candidates with the most votes will be positives and help to create an environment that will enable older people to realise their declared elected to represent the citizens and the communities of value in a changed society.” Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County for the next five years.

The world’s population is getting older, with many of us living longer and healthier lives and What happens after the Local Election Count? experiencing older age very differently from our grandparents’ generation. By 2036, the over 65s will Following the conclusion of the count the Annual Meeting of the increase by 250%. By 2041, the over 80s will increase by 400%. By 2060, one-in-three Europeans Council is held on the 14th day after Polling day, 7 June 2019. At is expected to be over the age of 65. the meeting the names of those candidates who have been elected as members of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is read out The preliminary results of the Healthy and Positive Ageing Initiative (HaPAI) survey for Dún and the Council will then proceed to elect a Cathaoirleach and Leas Laoghaire-Rathdown showed that 83% of those interviewed stated that they ‘liked a lot’ the Cathaoirleach for 2019/2020. neighbourhood in which they lived; 90% said they felt ‘safe at home or out and about during the day’ and 82% expressed satisfaction with the opportunities for recreation in the area. Clearly, we have Who is responsible for the European Election to the European many positives on which to build as we commence the implementation stage of the strategy. Parliament and Divorce Referendum? The 9th Election to the European Parliament is also on the 24 Philomena Poole, dlr Chief Executive, referring to the launch of the dlr Age Well Expo said May and the County Sheriff is the County Returning Officer for the “Our aim is to make dlr a great County in which to grow older. The Expo is about European Election and the Referendum. The European Election showcasing that and giving older people and their families a sense of everything that is Count will take place on Sunday 26 May in the RDS Dublin. available when you’ve time to choose and live in a County with endless possibilities.” May I take this opportunity to wish all candidates the best of luck in the forthcoming election. 04 dlr times INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL Election 2019 Special Why Vote in the Local Elections?

The Council is made up of 40 locally elected representatives. They represent What’s important to you and what do you believe you in the Council. These 40 Councillors are the priorities for your community? play a very significant role in local government, representing the views of their communities, highlighting local issues and bringing proposals to officials.

Your Councillors develop the overall policy framework, debating Local property tax? and adopting a wide range of items before them including multi- million euro annual budgets, County Development Plans, major infrastructure and housing schemes, public realm projects, grants schemes, bye laws, as well as policy and procedure proposals to name just a few. Sports pitches or Pollution control or They represent you as the voter and their actions and decisions will undoubtedly have an impact on you and your local cycling infrastructure? climate action? community, which is why it’s important to exercise your right to vote. Each candidate in the election will have their main priorities and ? if elected they will have an influence on Council decisions. Have a look at the candidates in your local electoral area. Which of the prospective candidates from your electoral area share your views? They may become your representative in the Council Chamber for the next 5 years. Housing or the During every local election seats are won and lost on a handful of Local parks, libraries local economy? votes which is why your vote counts. and community centres? For more information on Councillors and their role, who is a candidate in your area and the local election voting process please go to www.dlrcoco.ie/council-democracy.

dlr times 05 INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL NewsElection 2019 Special

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06 dlr times INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL PublicElection information 2019 Special

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dlr times 07 INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL Election 2019 Special

New voters Mock polling card

Candidate Affiliation Preference

Aoife Allen Party A 1

Brian Brady Party B Is this the first time that you are voting in a local Under our system of proportional representation, election? Everyone who is eligible to vote and you mark the ballot paper by putting the number registered should receive a polling card in the 1 opposite the candidate you like most, followed Conor Carey Independent 2 post prior to the local elections which are taking by a number 2 opposite the candidate you like place on Friday 24 May. Your polling card will tell second best and so on down. You can stop at you where and when to cast your vote. any point or fill up the entire ballot paper. See the Dearbhla Dowd Party C 5 example mock polling card opposite. You are not required to bring the polling card to the polling station but doing so will assist staff Once you’re finished, fold your ballot paper and Edmond Ellis Independent 3 working at the station to find and issue you with put it in the box provided. your ballot paper. You are however required to Remember the whole point of democracy is bring some form of ID, such as: that every individual has an equal say and Fergal Finn Party D 6 • Passport every single vote counts. Under our system of proportional representation, Councillors can be • Driving licence elected by just a handful of votes, so your vote Grainne Gunn Independent 4 • Student or employee ID card could be the one to decide the outcome in your Once the people in the polling centre are happy local area! Harriet Herne Party E that you are in fact who you say you are they’ll For more on proportional representation voting issue you with your ballot paper and you can go to www.dlrcoco.ie/council-democracy/local- exercise your democratic right. elections-2019

Interesting Statistics

• During the 2014 Local Elections almost a quarter • 86 candidates ran for election, from • National average turnout was 51.7%. of votes went to Independents (23.1%). which 40 were elected. • 1.3% of ballot papers spoiled nationally. • Established parties earned over three quarters • 153,510 electorate (2014). • Highest turnout was in Leitrim at 67.7%. of votes (76.9%). • 70,115 total voters. • Lowest turnout was in South Dublin at 42.1%. • Councillors elected on first count =6. • 740 spoiled votes. • Least number of first-preference votes • In one electoral area (Dundrum), nine rounds of • 69,375 total valid poll. received by any candidate in the 2014 Irish counting were required before the first Councillor Local Elections was seven received by a was elected. • 45.53% turnout. candidate in Carlow. • In another (Dún Laoghaire) 15 rounds of counting • There are 40 polling stations within • The candidate with the most 1st preference were held before the final Councillor was elected. the dlr area. votes (4,700) was elected in Ballincollig- Carrigaline, County Cork.

08 dlr times INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL Public information Housing Construction Programme The Council’s ethos is to provide good quality, well-designed, energy efficient homes which should result in lower running costs for our tenants and provide a pleasant place to live. The following are some examples of dlr exemplar developments and award-winning homes delivered over the past number of years: Rochestown House – as part of a wider project, this energy upgrade of existing social housing for the elderly is located in Sallynoggin. The upgrade was to pilot a retrofit project to Passive House EnerPHit Homes nearing completion at Rosemount. Standard and was part of a wider EU EuroPHit Pilot. Phase 2 of the Rochestown House Development which delivered 34 homes in 2016 won an award for Best Sustainable Project at the RIAI awards in Enniskerry Road – an affordable cost rental pilot scheme is to be 2017. It was the first and largest social housing scheme in Ireland to be awarded EnerHit certification implemented here. The development was progressed by dlr, the for refurbishment of existing buildings. This scheme, the final phase of which completed in 2018 with Housing Agency and two Approved Housing Bodies (RESPOND delivery of 14 new homes, has provided a total of 60 high quality new homes for older persons, many and Túath) who are working together to deliver a scheme of 155 of whom downsized from larger properties. social and affordable dwellings. This Scheme has been tendered and it is expected that works will commence shortly. Fitzgerald Park – this development of 50 homes is the most recent completion by the Council. The project has delivered much needed sustainable housing, and provides a high quality environment for Abbey View House – a scheme of 11 dwellings will be developed new and existing residents. by Cluid on a site provided by the Council. This scheme has been tendered and is due to commence shortly. Wood – this scheme which is on a site provided by the Council is being developed by two Co-operative Housing Bodies, CHI and Loughlinstown Co-op and will provide 42 new homes. The project has gone out to tender. Cherrywood – the project of unprecedented scale and the biggest and most ambitious project currently in the State is Cherrywood SDZ. Development on this remarkable new town in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown at the foot of the Dublin Mountains overlooking Dublin Bay started in 2016. It is anticipated that the entire development will be completed in approximately 5-8 years with c. 8,700 homes provided including a minimum of 10% social housing homes. This new town will create approximately 20,000 new jobs not including the jobs already created during New homes being constructed at Fitzgerald Park. construction and development.

Rosemount Court – a development of 44 new homes at Rosemount Court, Dundrum. This well designed scheme was built on a brown field site previously occupied by multi-story flats and was completed in 2018. Competition George’s Place – This development in Dún Laoghaire consists of 12 houses and was awarded the Silver Certificate from the Irish Green Building Council. With near Zero Energy Buildings ‘nZEB’ due to become mandatory for all housing stock in the near future, these A1 homes demonstrate how this can be achieved cost effectively, on a tight site through rapid build methods. George’s Place was shortlisted for SEAI Energy Awards. The Mews – the Mews in Sallynoggin, delivered in December 2017, was recognised as Best Sustainable Project in 2018. This project is A1 Building Energy Rated social housing and is in keeping with dlr’s ethos of providing age-friendly, bright, spacious, comfortable accommodation, with Win a pair of single day passes to superb indoor air quality. Longitude 2019 Council-owned sites – Following the completion of site investigations and feasibility studies on a Thought you’d missed the chance to attend Longitude 2019? number of Council-owned sites, there are a number of new developments in the pipeline. Sites Well here’s an opportunity to get your hands on a pair of free currently being proposed are Ballyogan Court, (119 homes) and Rockville Drive, tickets for a Sunday night of banging beats and crazy dancing. Glenamuck (13 homes). At initial design stages are St. Laurence’s Park, Stillorgan (89 homes) and For your chance of seeing A$AP Rocky, Chance The Rapper, lands at Shanganagh Castle (540 homes). Development of these lands will provide a total of more or Cardi B, all you have to do is like and retweet our dlr Times than 760 new homes. Longitude Competition tweet which we will post after 7 May. The Council is also working in partnership with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local The competition will close on 13 June, and the winner will be Government, the Housing Agency and Approved Housing Bodies, to deliver new homes and has contacted the following day. entered into agreements with three AHBs to construct 208 new homes as follows:

dlr times 09 INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL Arts & Library Events Exhibitions Cruinniú na nÓg 2019

Sitting Pretty Fernhill Gardens with Dún Laoghaire Further Education Institute Saturday 15 June, 12pm to 4pm dlr LexIcon, Level 3. 23 May to 23 June. Fernhill Gardens near Stepaside Village is the venue for the Launch on 23 May, 6.30pm. All welcome. culmination of this year’s Cruinniú na nÓg, a celebration of We are pleased to invite you to Sitting Pretty, a children’s creativity as part of the nationwide Creative Ireland celebration of the creativity of students from the programme. Full details of this action-packed day will be available Furniture Design and Manufacturing courses in soon, but we can guarantee music, art, fun and entertainment. In Dún Laoghaire Further Education Institute. Drawing addition to events at Fernhill, keep an eye out for other Cruinniú on ten years of work, the showcase will include a projects taking place the same day in other dlr Libraries. selection of bespoke cabinets, chairs and tables. Key Achievements Can You See What I See? Art Exhibition by Caroline Hyland Library Service 16 May to 16 June. dlr LexIcon, Level 4. There has been significant investment in the dlr Library service during the term of this Council, which has ensured a first-class This exhibition by Caroline Hyland, the Artist- in-Residence at University Hospital, service for local citizens. Among the notable achievements are: is inspired by her listening to people with • Improvements to Blackrock Library, which reopened in 2014, dementia, and to those who support them. Its and enhanced facilities for users of Cabinteely Library as a goal is to share Caroline’s learning with others result of the extension in 2016. so that we can better understand and assist • The award-winning dlr LexIcon, which opened at the end of each other in dealing with the challenges life 2014, has helped to change the standard of public library can present. service delivery. It averaged 1,800 people daily in 2018, and in 2017 was one of Bord Fáilte’s top five free destinations. Between December 2014 and the start of March this year, Music events in footfall has been over two million. • The dlr Library Collection has increased from 315,298 items in 2012 to 370,190 in 2017, facilitated by a rise in the Book dlr LexIcon in June Fund from €426,600 to €643,600 during the same period. Investment in the Virtual Library between 2012 and 2017 has We have a terrific line-up of music events in dlr seen a 151% increase in the number of e-books from 14,016 LexIcon throughout June. to 35,179. To kick things off, Czech guitarist Peter Moc joins • dlr’s Culture Programme (Mountains To Sea, dlr Library with friends to present free events on Tuesday 4, Voices) has grown significantly from 2012, when dlr Libraries 11 and 18 June in the Studio Theatre from 11am hosted 286 events, to 2,500 events with 64,200 attendees to 1pm. If you enjoy classical and jazz guitar, this in 2018. is the series for you! • Since 2015, digital technology programming in the LexIcon The ever-popular Tim Thurston returns with his Lab has provided opportunities to learn about coding, Music Box of Delights on Monday 10, 17 and robotics, STEM, and Virtual Reality and to gain hands-on 24 June and 1 July from 11am to 12.30pm. A experience of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and 3D printers. brilliant raconteur, Tim will celebrate the variety Tim Thurston of musical expression across the genres, centuries • In November 2018 dlr Library Service introduced the My and continents. Open Library pilot service in Deansgrange Library; the first Dublin Local Authority Finally, at 7pm on Wednesdy 12 June, join to do so. This offers soprano Sandra Oman, tenor Owen Gilhooly extended opening and baritone Simon Morgan for an Ivor Novello hours, from 8am to Concert in the Studio Theatre. Novello’s songs 10pm, seven days were the soundtrack to the war years and include: a week, 365 days a ‘We’ll Gather Lilacs’, ‘Keep The Home Fires year. The initiative Burning’, ‘Waltz Of My Heart’ and ‘Rose responds to Dún Of England’. Laoghaire-Rathdown All the above events are free, but require advance County Council’s commitment to meet the needs of the local booking at eventbrite.ie. Full details in the current community. dlr Library Service now provides 382 hours of What’s On guide. Sandra Oman, Owen Gilhooly and Simon Morgan. access per week to its branch libraries.

10 dlr times INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL Arts & Library Events Musicians-in-Residence Municipal Gallery, Programme 2019 dlr LexIcon

Keep an eye – and an ear – out for the Arts Office Musicians-in-Residence Programme, which kicks off on Sunday 16 June with a concert by Lara Gallagher in the Studio, dlr LexIcon. Lara, a celebrated saxophonist, has been awarded the Emerging Musician Residency. Contemporary pianist and improviser Izumi Kimura, who was awarded one Until 9 June of the Established Musician Residencies, performs Curated by members of the local Men’s Sheds Network, this two summertime concerts on Thursday 4 July and stunning exhibition explores the time and skill involved in craft- Thursday 1 August. The second Established Musician- making, the local landscape, and how poetry can capture in-Residence is Éamonn Cagney, an accomplished the imagination. percussionist and composer who will be based here Izumi Kimura later in the year. The men collaborated with producer Orlaith Ross to conjure up a show that conveys the true value of craft, with work from 12 craft- This scheme is jointly funded by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the Arts Council, and makers from across the country. managed by Music Network. It provides opportunities for musicians to develop and showcase new work, and gives the public and audiences an opportunity to engage with them in return. Taking Time is presented by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s Arts Office, and supported by the Creative Ireland Concert details and updates can be found on the Music section of the Arts Office webpage. Programme, in collaboration with the Men’s Sheds Network. Access All Areas Award Performance The Royal Photographic Do We Not Laugh? Society’s International Studio, dlr LexIcon. Friday 10 May, 11am. Free event Photography Exhibition 4 July to 4 September Loaded Dice Theatre Company presents Do We Not Laugh?, a comedy based on the devised work of the company’s actors all of whom have an intellectual disability. Asking the pertinent question, ‘If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh?’ the play challenges perceptions and explores the relationships and emotions of an often-forgotten group of people. Follow the journey of Baz, Portia and Jess in their quest to have a meaningful life in a show written and directed by the company’s Artistic Directors Charlotte Tiernan and Lorna Kennedy. By turns hilarious and thought-provoking, Do We Not Laugh? was commissioned by Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council’s Arts Office through an Access All Areas Award funded by the Arts Council. The event will also be staged in the Pavilion Theatre Christopher Bethell, The Grand Canyon, 2015, from the series The Duke of Earl at 8pm on Thursday 16 May. Held almost continuously since 1854 – the year after the Society To reserve tickets email [email protected] was founded – the Royal Photographic Society’s International Photography Exhibition is the longest-running event of its kind in the world. The open call for submissions resulted in entries from over 60 countries, with 54 photographers selected to grace the walls of the Municipal Gallery. Covering a huge variety of subject matter What’s On Event Guide and themes, the exhibition’s 100 images represent contemporary photography at its very finest. Keep an eye out for our next What’s On event guide which is now available in each dlr library as well as many other locations around See the What’s On section of dlrcoco.ie/arts for details of the the County! Highlights include events for Bealtaine, Autism-friendly Gallery Learning Programme. There’s always lots of workshops, initiatives, music Generation dlr workshops, the launch of our talks, tours and special events for all ages, as well as our Summer Stars reading challenge 2019, and much, much more! dementia-inclusive gallery tours. We also have the ever-popular Open Art Studio for adults every Friday morning, along with the regular Kids Art Studio – check website for dates and times.

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