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County councils and borough councils were created in Ireland under the 1898 Local Government Act. The 2001 Local Government Act renamed borough councils to city councils. The Local Government Reform Act 2014 provided for the creation of the City & County Councils of Limerick
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Baronies were originally feudal jurisdictions dating from the 11th century, which in the course of time came to be used for administrative purposes. The re-organisation of local government in the late 19th century signalled the end of the barony as a meaningful territorial divisi
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The division of Ireland into counties was introduced gradually by Norman and English settlers between the 13th and 17th centuries, reflecting their use in in the Kingdom of England as units of local government. Townlands, civil parishes and baronies are subdivisions of counties.
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Government
Civil parishes are based on ecclesiastical divisions which date back to the Synod of Kells in 1139. Their use as administrative and statistical areas declined following the 1898 Local Government Act. They are composed of collections of townlands and in turn they are amalgamated t
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Government
Municipal districts where created under the Local Government Reform Act of 2014 and are subdivisions of local authorities. Municipal districts are comprised of one or more Local Election Areas. Municipal districts are known as Borough Districts in Clonmel, Wexford, Drogheda and S
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Rural districts were created under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 as subdivisions of county councils. They in turn were subdivided into district electoral divisions. Rural districts were abolished outside Co. Dublin by the Local Government Act 1925 and abolished in Co. D
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Government
Electoral Divisions (EDs) are the smallest legally defined administrative area in the state. In general, they were formed by aggregating townlands. EDs in turn are combined to create Local and National Constituencies. EDs originated as subdivisions of poor law unions (Poor Relief
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Government
For the purpose of elections to Dáil Éireann, the country is divided into Constituencies which, under Article 16.4 of the Constitution of Ireland, have to be revised at least once every twelve years with due regard to changes in the distribution of the population. The Constituenc
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Transport
South Dublin County Council Cycleways
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On Road Bicyle Warning Signs with keep distance 5m with high visibility around the county of Fingal County Council.
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The dataset represents planning exemption notifications received by local authorities at settlement level. The dataset includes information on settlements that have received more than 5 notifications or planned changes of use that would provide for more than 10 new homes.Settlem
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Housing
The dataset represents planning exemption notifications received by local authorities at local authority level.Source: Local authority annual data returns.Boundaries: Administrative Areas dataset generated from the 2019 National Statutory Boundary dataset. Ungeneralised.The Local
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County Galway Graveyard Burial Data as surveyed and recorded by various heritage and community groups and organizations as part of the 'Digitizing Galway's Graveyard Heritage' project.
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Polling Stations in County Galway.Created: 2019Galway County Council provides this information with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct, or complete. Galway County Council accepts no liability for any loss or damage suffered by those using this dat
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This dataset contains the merged Planning Registers of participating Irish Local Authorities and includes all Planning Applications received since 2012.
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This feature service is used to collect primary information on Environmental Impact Assessments and display the information on the EIA Web Aap. The ‘Environmental Impact Assessment Open Data Project’ is carried out by the GIS Department to compliment the EU Directive 2014/52/EU w
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This dataset contains the merged Planning Registers of participating Irish Local Authorities and includes all Planning Applications received since 2012.
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