County Hall, Dún Laoghaire

County Hall (Irish: Halla an Chontae, Dún Laoghaire) is a municipal facility in Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

County Hall, Dún Laoghaire
Halla an Chontae, Dún Laoghaire
County Hall, Dún Laoghaire
County Hall
Location within Ireland
General information
Architectural styleLombard Romanesque
AddressMarine Road
Town or cityDún Laoghaire
CountryIreland
Coordinates53.2943°N 6.1348°W / 53.2943; -6.1348
Completed1879
Design and construction
ArchitectJohn Loftus Robinson

History

The building, which was designed by John Loftus Robinson in the Lombard Romanesque style, was completed in 1879.[1] It was intended to contain the local municipal offices, a public hall and a large courthouse under one roof and went on to become the home of the Corporation of Dún Laoghaire on its formation in 1930.[1] It was extensively refurbished in 1990[2] and, following the implementation of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, it became the headquarters of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council.[3] Subsequently renamed County Hall, it benefited from a further refurbishment at a cost of €3 million in 2017.[4]

References
  1. "1879 – Dun Laoghaire Town Hall, Co. Dublin". Archiseek. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. "Venetian Architecture in Dun Laoghaire 1990". RTE. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. "Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 s.9". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. "Dun Laoghaire town hall revamp to cost taxpayer a cool €3m". Dublin Live. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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