Cultural scene
There have been calls for a discussion to be held on Dublin's cultural scene.
It comes following the announcement of the closure of popular pub the Bernard Shaw earlier this week.
Members of the Green Party, Social Democrats and the Labour Party have sent a letter to Dublin's Lord Mayor.
They are requesting a number of issues to be considered.
They include a limit on the number of hotels being built, a plan to promote better nightlife, and a night mayor.
A cross party request for the special meeting was submitted to the Lord Mayor today:
Dear Lord Mayor,
The business of this meeting would be to consider the following motion.
That this council is deeply concerned at the increasing erosion of cultural life and space in Dublin City.
Furthermore this council agrees to the following measures to help address this:
- Initiate a variation of City Development Plan to limit the number of hotels being developed.
- Initiate a review of the development plan to propose any other variations that can be made to urgently protect and promote nightlife and creative culture in Dublin.
- Write to minister for tourism seeking an urgent meeting with representatives of this council to address the increasing erosion of creative cultural life in the city.
- Write to minister for Culture seeking an urgent meeting with representatives of council to address the increasing erosion of creative cultural life in the city.
- Write to the minister for justice seeking policy and legislative changes to protect and promote nightlife in Dublin, and to seek a meeting on this issue with representatives
- Progress the appointment a night mayor for Dublin city, a role agreed in the Dublin Agreement that has worked well in other cities to promote the night time economy.
- Establish a special committee of council to discuss how we can deliver multi purpose venues in the City to fill the rising deficit in space to foster and facilitate creative culture, as listed in the Dublin Agreement.
