LOOK INSIDE for all the latest sports, arts and heritage WIN SUMMER 2017 Tickets to Beatyard at Dún Laoghaire Harbour Ireland’s Call Women’s Rugby World Cup hits dlr this August INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL Message from An Cathaoirleach Your lookinside Welcome to this edition of dlr parks the dlr times, and my first as Your Women’s Rugby Cathaoirleach. I am truly honoured to have MARLAY PARK been elected Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire- Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 dlr libraries WORLD CUP ........................ 03 Rathdown and I am delighted to write the TIME: Sep 9am to 8pm | Oct 9am foreword to this issue in particular, given that to 6pm | Nov – Jan 9am to 5pm dlr LEXICON dlr URBAN RENEWAL dlr will be hosting such a summer of sport. Feb – Mar 9am to 6pm | Apr 9am Haigh Terrace, Dún Laoghaire Having a very keen interest in sport I am to 9pm | May – Aug 9am to 10pm TEL: 01 280 1147 Red Jetty .............................. 04 delighted to see so many sporting events being TIME: Mon – Thur 9.30am – 8pm Register of Electors ...................04 hosted around the county this summer, from SHANGANAGH PARK Fri to Sat 9.30am – 5pm | Sun Shankill 12noon – 4pm New 30km/h speed limit...............04 the Women’s Rugby World Cup to the Bay 10k to Ironman 70.3. There’s also plenty for those TIME: Open Access. not interested in sport – read our coverage of BLACKROCK dlr PARKS & RECREATION Libraries and Arts events and our Summer of PEOPLE’S PARK Blackrock Town Hall, Main Street Ironman race returns ................. 05 Heritage inside. Enjoy your summer in dlr! Park Road, Dún Laoghaire CLLR. Tom MurPHY TIME: Dec – Mar 8am to 4.30pm TEL: 01 288 8117 dlr Bay 10K Road Race .............. 05 Apr – May 8am to 7.30pm | Jun – TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am – ITF Futures tournament .............. 05 Sep 8am to 8pm | Oct – Nov 8am 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue & Thur Message from to 7.30pm 1.15pm – 8pm Beatyard Competition ................ 05 the Chief KILLINEY HILL PARK CABINTEELY* dlr NEWS Killiney Hill Road Old Bray Road, Cabinteely Executive TIME: Open Access. TEL: 01 285 5363 New Cathaoirleach for dlr ............ 06 dlr and its residents have a strong tradition TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri* & Sat* Summer of Heritage .................. 06 across a variety of sporting disciplines from CABINTEELY PARK 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue & GAA sports to soccer, rugby to cycling, sailing to Old Bray Road, Cabinteely Thur 2pm – 8pm athletics to name but a few. 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Feature The best is yet to scrum This August sees the Women’s Rugby World Cup arriving on Irish shores for the first time, with the tournament touching down in dlr. 12 teams from around the world will be battling it out for the game’s most coveted prize. There are three pools A, B and C in Japan in Billings Park at 7:45pm. And and €40 for the UCD Bowl, per day. Following an inspirational the tournament with Ireland drawn in that’s just the first day’s action! All of the Tickets for the knockout and play- a very competitive Pool C alongside pool games will be played right here at off games are currently on sale from and record-breaking event Australia, France and Japan. It’s a home in dlr at the UCD complex, making www.ticketmaster.co.uk/wrwc2017. in France in 2014, the stage tough route to the knockout stages in getting to the matches easy for dlr locals. Tickets are moving fast, with is set for Ireland to deliver Belfast but Team Ireland are ready for The winners of each group will then organisers World Rugby urging those the challenge, with many months of what will be a unique and progress to the Semi-Finals, which wanting to experience the unique training and preparation behind them. thrilling tournament. take place in Kingspan Stadium, excitement of a World Cup, with It all kicks off with the first round of Belfast, the home of Ulster Rugby, on the chance to see the world’s top The four-week tournament will be pool matches taking place across two Tuesday 22 August, with all eyes on female rugby players in action, to hosted locally in dlr and in Belfast, pitches in University College Dublin the final on Saturday 26 August. There snap up tickets before it’s too late! with defending champions England (UCD Bowl and Billings Park), with will also be ranking play-off games hoping to add to their two titles. Ireland dlr County Council is very proud to co- defending champions England getting taking place in Queen’s University will be led by its inspirational captain host and co-sponsor the Women’s Rugby the tournament underway in the UCD over the same dates, so plenty of Niamh Briggs, a participant of two World Cup 2017 in partnership with Bowl at 2pm on Wednesday 9 August, opportunity to catch a game or three. previous tournaments, with the squad our colleagues in Dublin City Council, when they meet Pool B rivals Spain. Four having had international success Day tickets for each of the three pool Belfast City Council and the IRFU. time winners New Zealand clash with with victory in the 2013 Women’s Six days start at just €5 for schoolchildren Wales in the opening game of Pool A at Get all the latest information around the Nations Championship, taking the title and €10 for adults, per day, for Billings 2:45pm in Billings Park. Hosts Ireland Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017: with a grand slam. There has been Park, while day tickets for the UCD get Pool C underway that evening when www.rwcwomens.com huge interest in the event at home and Bowl start at just €10 for schoolkids they welcome Australia to the UCD Bowl abroad, with extra tickets having been and €15 for adults, per day.