| County Hall, Tallaght | |
|---|---|
Halla an Chontae, Tamhlacht | |
 County Hall | |
  County Hall Location within Ireland | |
| General information | |
| Address | Tallaght, South Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°17′20″N6°22′24″W / 53.2889°N 6.3733°W |
| Completed | 1994 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gilroy McMahon |
County Hall (Irish : Halla an Chontae, Tamhlacht) is a municipal building in Tallaght in the county of South Dublin, Ireland.
Following the implementation of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, which created South Dublin County Council, the county council initially met in the Regional Technical College, Tallaght. [1] The new building, which was designed by Gilroy McMahon, [2] was purpose-built for the county council and completed in 1994. [3] [4]
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South Dublin is a county in Ireland, within the province of Leinster and the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which was disestablished for administrative purposes in 1994. South Dublin County Council is the local authority for the county. The county contains both dense suburbs of Dublin and stretches of unpopulated mountains. In 2022 it had a population of 301,705, making it the fourth most populous county in the state.
Dublin County Council was a local authority for the administrative county of County Dublin in Ireland.
Tallaght is the largest settlement, and county town, of South Dublin, Ireland, and the largest satellite town of Dublin. The central village area was the site of a monastic settlement from at least the 8th century, which became one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most successful club in the Republic of Ireland. The club has won the League of Ireland title a record 21 times and the FAI Cup a record 25 times. Shamrock Rovers have supplied more players to the Republic of Ireland national football team (64) than any other club. In All-Ireland competitions, such as the Intercity Cup, they hold the record for winning the most titles, having won seven cups overall.
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The Tallaght University Hospital is a teaching hospital in County Dublin, Ireland. Its academic partner is the Trinity College Dublin. It is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.
The Dublin Mountains Way is a waymarked long-distance trail in the Dublin Mountains, Counties South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. The route is approximately 42 kilometres long and runs from Shankill in the east to Tallaght in the west. It has been developed by the Dublin Mountains Partnership, an umbrella group of relevant state agencies and recreational users working to improve recreational facilities in the Dublin Mountains.
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