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Within Dublin there are four local government bodies, namely:

1.    Dublin City Council, est. 1840.[1]--Chief Executive Owen P. Keegan (as of 2013).[2]

2.    Fingal County Council, est. 1994.[3]--Councillor Anthony Lavin (as of 2018).[4]

3.    South Dublin County Council, est. 1994.[5]--Councillor Mark Ward (as of 2018).[6] Natural boundaries are established by the Dublin Mountains and River Liffey. [7]

4.    Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, est. 1994--Chair Councillor Ossian Smyth (as of 2018).[8]

The Local Government (Dublin) Act of 1993 increased the number of councils by adding Fingal, South Dublin, and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown.[9]

Government

Local

Civic Offices of Dublin City Council.

From 1842, the boundaries of the city were comprehended by the baronies of Dublin City and the Barony of Dublin. In 1930, the boundaries were extended by the Local Government (Dublin) Act. Later, in 1953, the boundaries were again extended by the Local Government Provisional Order Confirmation Act.

Dublin City Council is a unicameral assembly of 63 members elected every five years from Local Election Areas. It is presided over by the Lord Mayor, who is elected by city councillors for a yearly term and resides in Dublin's Mansion House. As of June 2018, the Lord Mayor is Ardmhéara Nial Ring.[10]

Council meetings occur at Dublin City Hall, while most of its administrative activities are based in the Civic Offices on Wood Quay. The party or coalition of parties, with the majority of seats adjudicates committee members, introduces policies, and appoints the Lord Mayor. The Council passes an annual budget for spending on areas such as housing, traffic management, refuse, drainage, and planning. The Dublin City Manager is responsible for implementing City Council decisions.