Administration

Lord Mayor's Business

Agenda #1November 2, 20261 speaker · 2 minutes

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The Lord Mayor opened the meeting with a series of announcements. He recommended that area committee and SPC chairs take up training offered by the council and thanked Dublin Fire Brigade for responding to 558 Halloween night calls, the most in over a decade. He congratulated IPB Pride of Place and Tidy Towns winners including Fizz Fest, Raheny, Ballymun and Chapelizod, and reported signing a friendship and cooperation agreement with the Mayor of Douglas, Isle of Man, covering shared language, cultural events, UNESCO biosphere designations, climate action and tourism. He also offered condolences to the family of athlete Ciara Mageean, followed by a minute's silence.

Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) had its busiest Halloween night in 15 years. Of 1,620 calls processed on Saturday night, 470 were directly related to Halloween festivities. The brigade said call volumes were up by more than 60 per cent compared with last year's figure of 1,040 calls. Media reports put fire-related calls at 558 by midnight, up from 320 the previous Halloween. Chief Fire Officer Greg O'Dwyer said Halloween fell on a very dry, mild Saturday night, so fires would have spread more easily. Earlier in October, DFB had warned of 155 Halloween-related calls in just eight hours as rival areas burned each other's bonfire stockpiles.

The 2026 IPB Pride of Place Awards were held on 24 October. Dublin City Council hosted them at the Convention Centre. They are now in their 24th year and are the largest community awards in the country. They are organised by the peacebuilding charity Co-operation Ireland and sponsored by IPB Insurance.

The Dublin–Douglas agreement is a Friendship and Cooperation Agreement, described as less formal than twinning. It was signed at Douglas City Hall on 21 October during a visit by the Lord Mayor, Cllr Daryl Barron, and an eight-member delegation. It identifies cooperation on culture and language, tourism, education, environmental protection and opportunities for young people. Dublin's Protocol Committee agreed in September 2025 to proceed to a formal draft friendship agreement. Reports said the agreement would be reviewed every five years.

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Daryl BarronIntroducerFianna Fáil

Area committee and SPC chairs should take up the training offered by the council. Dublin Fire Brigade responded to 558 calls on Halloween night, the most in over a decade, and Dublin City Council staff deserve thanks for organising free family fun events and cleaning up the city afterwards. Congratulations to IPB Pride of Place and Tidy Towns winners, including Fizz Fest winning the overall All-Ireland IPB Pride of Place award, Raheny Tidy Towns winning gold for the third time, and Ballymun and Chapelizod winning bronze medals. A friendship and cooperation agreement was signed with the Mayor of Douglas, Isle of Man, covering shared language, cultural events, UNESCO biosphere designations, climate action and tourism. Condolences were extended to the family of Ciara Mageean, 2024 European 1500m champion and two-time Olympian, followed by a minute's silence.

Administration

Lord Mayor's Business

Agenda #1November 2, 20261 speaker · 2 minutes

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Fianna Fáil2′

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Daryl BarronIntroducerFianna Fáil