LOOK INSIDE For the latest on housing, arts and libraries Win Tickets for the SPRING 2018 Mountains to Sea festival Let’s talk business Local Enterprise Week, 4 – 9 March INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL Message from Your lookinside An Cathaoirleach dlr parks I’d like to welcome you all to Your our first 2018 edition ofdlr MARLAY PARK LOCAL ENTERPRISE times. As we move into Spring, many of our Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 dlr libraries thoughts are likely to turn to holidays, or how WEEK 2018 ...................... 03 TIME: Sep 9am to 8pm | Oct 9am to make the most of the longer evenings to see to 6pm | Nov – Jan 9am to 5pm all that Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown has to offer. dlr LEXICON Feb – Mar 9am to 6pm | Apr 9am Haigh Terrace, Dún Laoghaire dlr PUBLIC INFORMATION As Cathaoirleach, one of my main priorities for to 9pm | May – Aug 9am to 10pm TEL: 01 280 1147 Universal Grants Scheme the year was for dlr County Council to develop ............. 04 TIME: Mon – Thur 9.30am – 8pm a plan for accessible tourism, so that anybody, Tourism for All ......................... SHANGANAGH PARK Fri to Sat 9.30am – 5pm | Sun 04 irrespective of their ability and whether they are Shankill 12noon – 4pm Winners at LAMA Awards ............. 05 a tourist or a resident, can access these services TIME: Open Access. Fernhill Park and Gardens ............ 05 and attractions in our county. There is more BLACKROCK information on this initiative inside. I look forward PEOPLE’S PARK Blackrock Town Hall, Mountains to Sea dlr to us all working together to help position Park Road, Dún Laoghaire Main Street Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown as a leader in Book Festival Competition ............ 05 TIME: Dec – Mar 8am to 4.30pm TEL: 01 288 8117 accessible tourism in the years ahead. Apr – May 8am to 7.30pm | Jun – TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am – CLLR. TOM MURPHY Sep 8am to 8pm | Oct – Nov 8am 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue & Thur dlr NEWS to 7.30pm 1.15pm – 8pm Record number of new homes Message from KILLINEY HILL PARK CABINTEELY* planned in dlr ........................ 06 the Chief Killiney Hill Road Old Bray Road, Cabinteely Executive TIME: Open Access. TEL: 01 285 5363 dlr STAFF PROFILE TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri* & Sat* Our dlr LEO team has put significant effort into 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue & Sam Geoghegan ....................... 06 CABINTEELY PARK providing a great series of events for Enterprise Old Bray Road, Cabinteely Thur 2pm – 8pm Week this March. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown TIMES: Sep 8am to 8pm | Oct dlr ARTS & LIBRARY EVENTS is a fantastic county in which to live, to visit, 8am to 7pm | Nov – Jan 8am to DALKEY and to do business in. We have everything 5pm | Feb 8am to 6pm | Mar 8am Castle Street, Dalkey Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival .. 07 employers want in a region; great quality of life, to 7pm | Apr 8am to 8pm | May – TEL: 01 285 5317 What’s on in dlr LexIcon Gallery ...... 07 good infrastructure, highly educated workforce, Aug 8am to 10.30pm TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am – great research and a growing entrepreneurial 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue & Thur Humans of Dublin photo expo ........ 07 culture. This is reflected in our global scale BLACKROCK PARK 1.15pm – 8pm One City One Book .................... 07 multinationals, our retail, SME, service, social Rock Road, Blackrock enterprise and start-up communities, who DEANSGRANGE What’s on in March .................... 07 TIME: Sep 8am to 8pm | Oct 8am all enjoy the benefits of being located here. to 7pm | Nov – Jan 8am to 4.30pm Clonkeen Drive, Deansgrange Commerce is in the life blood of the area, with Feb – Mar 8am to 6pm | Apr 8am TEL: 01 285 0860 YOUR dlr COUNCILLORS ....... 08 dlr County Council supporting this vital part to 8pm | May – Aug 8am to 9pm TIME: Mon 10am – 5pm | Tue of the economy. The building of physical and to Thur 10am – 8pm | Fri & Sat regulatory infrastructure makes it attractive for KILBOGGET PARK 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm businesses to set up here, providing employment Churchview Road, Cabinteely Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and services. Our LEO team also provides TIME: Open Access. DUNDRUM County Council business grants, supports & mentoring to local Upper Churchtown Road, SMEs, helping them to establish and develop. Recycling Dundrum I’d like to wish everyone in TEL: 01 298 5000 County Hall, Marine Road, TIMES: Mon, Fri & Sat 10am – our business community a information 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue to Thur Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland. great year ahead. 10am – 8pm A96 K6C9 PHILOMENA POOLE BALLYOGAN RECYCLING Ballyogan Road SHANKILL* PHONE: 01 205 4700 CoCo Markets TELEPHONE: 01 291 3600 Library Road, Shankill EMAIL: [email protected] TIME: Mon – Fri 8.30am to 5.30pm TEL: 01 282 3081 PEOPLE’S PARK Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm | Sun/Bank TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri* & Sat* Park Road, Dún Laoghaire Hols 10.30am to 5.30pm. 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue & CLOSED: Christmas Eve – St. Thur 2pm – 8pm WHEN: Every Sunday Stephen’s Day, New Year’s Day, www.dlrcoco.ie TIME: 11am – 4pm Easter Sunday. STILLORGAN www.dlrtourism.ie | www.events.dlrcoco.ie MARLAY PARK St. Laurence’s Park, www.libraries.dlrcoco.ie Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 EDEN PARK RECYCLING Stillorgan Summerhill Road, Glasthule TEL: 01 288 9655 WHEN: Every Weekend TIME: Mon 10am – 5pm | Tue Printed in Ireland on paper that has been TIME: Saturday 10am – 4pm | Sunday 11am – 4pm TIME: Mon – Thur 8.30am to 4pm to Thur 10am – 8pm | Fri & Sat sourced sustainably. Please recycle after use. Fri – Sat 8.30am to 3.30pm. 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm Designed in Dún Laoghaire town by Clickworks. EMERGENCY CLOSED: Sunday, Bank Holidays, TELEPHONE NUMBERS Public Holidays. * Libraries with an asterisk are @dlrcc Water and Drainage: 1850 278 278 SHANGANAGH open either Friday or Saturday – [24 hours] RECYCLING CENTRE please contact for further details. DunLaoghaireRathdownCountyCouncil Dangerous Structures & Places: 01 677 8844 Shanganagh Cemetery Car - The dlr LexIcon is open on [after 5pm + weekends] Park, Shankill Sundays 12noon – 4pm If you would like to receive the Transportation: 01 677 8844 TIME: Mon – Thur 8.30am to 4pm [after 5pm + weekends] dlr times by email please contact us: Fri – Sat 8.30am to 3.30pm. - On Bank Holiday weekends, all CLOSED: Sunday, Bank Holidays, libraries are closed Saturday, [email protected] Homeless Persons: 1800 724 724 [after hours services] Public Holidays. Sunday & Monday. Feature Calling all entrepreneurs! Owen Laverty (LEO dlr), John Moore (Clickworks), Sharon Scally (Sandyford BID), Caroline Gleeson (Bid Recruit), Gabby Mallon (dlr Chamber), Ann Marie Phelan (Media Cube IADT), Philomena Poole (CEO dlr), An Cathaoirleach Cllr. Tom Murphy, Brian Kaiser (Vela Games) and Deirdre O’Neill (Enterprise Ireland). Local Enterprise Week 2018 Get Yourself Connected is a national week of events As part of LEO dlr’s Enterprise Week, Dublin’s co-ordinated by the 31 Local business community is being offered the perfect Enterprise Offices (LEO) opportunity to get outdoors and connected at a unique ‘Peer to Pier’ networking event in across Ireland and takes place Dún Laoghaire on Friday, 9 March. LEO dlr wants from 4 – 9 March. hundreds of entrepreneurs and business people to LEO Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown take part in the 2.5km walk along Dún Laoghaire’s has put considerable effort in iconic East Pier to share, socialise and make things happen. This novel concept has been created to give this year to support businesses entrepreneurs and business people the chance to in a variety of sectors and of a access the advice of various experts, as well as forge variety of scales from start-ups, relationships, promote their companies and make MICHAEL CHESTER retail and corporate. A host of partnerships that will last into the future. experts will be on hand to offer LEO dlr is looking for startup entrepreneurs, investors, SMEs, corporates, executive coaches, quality workshops designed mentors, state agencies, accelerators and incubators to take part. With coffee and ice cream to impact and add value to available on the pier coupled with a chance to unwind afterwards at the Royal St George Yacht Club, it’s the perfect opportunity to get connected. businesses in the region – with help and advice on finding Executive Coaching and Mindfulness channel partners, GDPR, Preceding the Peer to Pier Networking Walk is a morning workshop on the importance and pricing, starting your business, relevance of executive coaching and mindfulness. This is quickly gaining recognition as an social enterprise and much, important business tool across the world. Experts will outline details on the latest science, much more! techniques and insights which can lead to better work environments, and helping to improve outcomes across all business areas. GDPR and how it affects your company data The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force this year on 25 May. This legislation will be a game changer in terms of how organisations must manage and process data, not least because of the scope of GDPR, but also the sizeable fines it will introduce. GDPR requires companies, public bodies and other organisations to proactively ensure their privacy. Local Enterprise Week is one of the best opportunities for entrepreneurs to take stock of their business, learn from experts and identify ways to move their company forward. A whole host of other events, many of them free, are on offer as part of Local Enterprise Week dlr. So if you are a young entrepreneur or you are already seasoned in business, the week offers you new learning and networking opportunities not to be missed. See enterpriseweekdlr.ie for more information on events. dlr times 03 INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL Public Information Council approves €529k in Grants Scheme for 2018 dlr operates a Universal Grants Scheme designed dlr Grant Allocation Q1, 2018 to support community based initiatives that promote community development, equality and social inclusion.