Dublin Brand

💡Dublin's AI Landscape: From Experiment to Everyday Work Mark Kelly, founder of AI Ireland and The AI Awards, shares how AI in business has moved beyond chatbot demonstrations to integrating AI directly into their day-to-day operations. Key insights: 🔷The practical work comes first, with AI speeding up clinical assessments, allowing the specialist to confirm and make the final decision.           🔷Some organisations are shifting from saving time to creating value, using AI to make existing services easier to use and develop new customer offerings.   🔷The next challenge is trust, as organisations focus on testing AI's usefulness, measuring its impact and keeping people involved where judgement matters. With the 2026 AI Awards set to take place on 17 November 2026 in Dublin, discover the nominees, people and projects shaping the next chapter of Ireland’s AI story.   Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/e6azWv3N #Innovation #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology Liam Mc Namara Tim Graham Anthony McGuinness Ross Curley Joanna Travers Dublin City Council Smart Dublin

🗞️ Dublin’s Private Sector Continues to Grow Despite Global Uncertainty The latest S&P Global PMI survey shows Dublin's private sector remained in growth territory during Q3 2026, extending a run of expansion that has now continued for more than three years. The PMI Index recorded a reading of 52.0, crucially above the 50-point threshold that separates growth from contraction. A renewed rise in new business provided a welcome boost to Dublin's private sector in the third quarter as new orders increased to a solid 52.3, reversing the flat performance seen in Q2.  Overall, Dublin's broad-based nature of growth across the construction, manufacturing and services sectors, together with a renewed increase in new business, suggests firms are entering the final quarter of the year with positive momentum.    🔹Read more: https://lnkd.in/d7r7yeja  🔹Sign up for more Dublin insights: https://lnkd.in/eiM_cR9D    #DublinEconomy #PrivateSector #BusinessNews    Dublin City Council South Dublin County Council Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Fingal County Council Smart Dublin Grant Thornton Ireland Fingal Economic Development Natasha Kinsella B.Sc, M.Sc, M.A, Ed. Ross Curley Andrew Harker Juliet Tennent David Walls John O' Toole Laura McGlynn Ciara O hAodha Dublin Chamber

🏆 That’s a wrap for this year’s Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards 2026! Here are this year’s winners: 🔹Social Enterprise of the Year & Nancy Ward Circular Economy Award: Hygiene Hub 🔹Best Newcomer Social Enterprise: Shannon's Hopeline 🔹Community Impact: LIFT Ireland 🔹Environmental & Sustainability: Change Clothes 🔹Employment, Education & Skills Development: Secret Street Tours 🔹Diversity & Inclusion: WorkEqual 🔹Tech for Good: FoodCloud 🔹Health & Wellbeing: Little Fitness   Want to know more about this event? Read the brochure below from the Dublin City Economic Development Office Team with more information on the event and this year’s winners.   #SocialEnterprise #DublinCitySocialEnterpriseAwards #CircularEconomy Inner City Enterprise Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dublin City Council Deirdre Kelly Joanna Travers Evanne Kilmurray

🏙️ We are delighted to announce that Dublin Brand is now officially a part of the scenery on Dublin’s iconic Grafton Street! Introducing ‘The Dublin D’, a contemporary installation that brings Dublin Brand into the physical landscape of the region. Located on Grafton street, in the heart Dublin’s city centre, it provides residents and visitors with a tangible way to engage and capture memories with the brand. Standing 2.7 metres high, the elements used in its letters have been carefully selected, with each one reflecting a different aspect of our county, its character, its culture, and us - the people who call it home. D | Bronze Mesh 🟤 Inspired by the bronze tones found throughout Dublin’s sculptures, architecture, and evening light. U | Foliage 🌿 Reflects nature, growth and the strong connection between Dublin’s urban areas, surrounding communities & natural landscape. B | Oak 🌳 Celebrates craftsmanship, tradition, and the materials and architectural details that have shaped Dublin throughout its history. L | Water 🌊 Evokes the River Liffey and the Irish Sea. It captures movement, reflection, and Dublin’s enduring connection to its coastline. I | Music 🎼 Featuring engraved sheet music from the iconic song Molly Malone, this element pays tribute to Dublin’s creativity and rich musical heritage. N | Mirror 🪞 A reflective surface that mirrors those standing before it, a reminder that Dublin’s identity is shaped by you - its people, our communities, and the experiences that we share. The Dublin Brand is a collaborative initiative, with the four Dublin Local Authorities working together to strengthen the region’s identity and international profile. To learn more about this installation and our work at the Dublin Brand, visit Dublin.ie Anthony McGuinness Tim Graham Karen McNamara Anna Pronicheva Aoife Flanagan Ross Curley Mary Mac Sweeney Joanna Travers Dublin City Council Fingal County Council Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council South Dublin County Council Paul Fusco Sorcha Donohoe John O' Toole Declan Power Ciara O hAodha #DublinNews #PublicArtwork #Dublin

Winners of the Tech for Good Award at the 2026 Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards, FoodCloud is dedicated to tackling the interlinked challenges of food waste, food insecurity, and climate change. By redistributing surplus food from the food industry to a network of 685 charity and community partners, they ensure good food is shared, not wasted. Learn more about their award-winning work at Food.Cloud #Tech #SocialEnterprise #DublinCitySocialEnterpriseAwards Aoibheann O'Brien James Plumeridge Deirdre Kelly Joanna Travers Inner City Enterprise Evanne Kilmurray Dublin City Council Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Winners of the Health & Wellbeing Award at the 2026 Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards, Little Fitness uses sport as a pathway to inclusion for children excluded due to homelessness. They offer accessible and child-friendly activities that reflect diverse ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds, ensuring every child can participate without fear of judgement or failure. Learn more about their award-winning work at LittleFitness.ie #Wellbeing #SocialEnterprise #DublinCitySocialEnterpriseAwards Sinead Ryan Deirdre Kelly Joanna Travers Inner City Enterprise Evanne Kilmurray Dublin City Council Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Winners of the Diversity & Inclusion Award at the 2026 Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards, WorkEqual helps women overcome barriers to employment, achieve financial independence, and rebuild confidence in their ability to secure work. Through free tailored services, they help their clients to build confidence, develop essential skills, and navigate the job search journey, setting them up for meaningful employment. Learn more about their award-winning work at WorkEqual.ie #DiversityAndInclusion #SocialEnterprise #DublinCitySocialEnterpriseAwards Su Duff Ellen Downes Deirdre Kelly Joanna Travers Inner City Enterprise Evanne Kilmurray Dublin City Council Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Winners of the Employment, Education & Skill Development Award at the 2026 Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards, Secret Street Tours empowers individuals who have experienced homelessness by training them to become skilled walking tour guides. Their tours offer a new way to discover Dublin. Each guide brings their unique perspective, sharing not only the hidden gems but also their own meaningful connections to these places. Learn more about their award-winning work at SecretStreetTours.org #SocialEnterprise #SkillsDevelopment #DublinCitySocialEnterpriseAwards Lauryn K. Deirdre Kelly Joanna Travers Inner City Enterprise Evanne Kilmurray Dublin City Council Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Winners of the Environmental & Sustainability Award at the 2026 Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards, Change Clothes is dedicated to preventing textile waste at a community level while creating opportunities for people through creativity, skills-building and climate action. They drive positive change by making sustainable fashion more accessible and inspiring people to rethink, reuse, and revalue clothing through practical action and learning. Learn more about their award-winning work at ChangeClothes.org. #SocialEnterprise #DublinCitySocialEnterpriseAwards #CircularEconomy Mary Fleming Deirdre Kelly Joanna Travers Inner City Enterprise Evanne Kilmurray Dublin City Council Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Winners of the Community Impact Award at the 2026 Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards, LIFT Ireland is dedicated to strengthening leadership, connection and wellbeing in communities, schools, and workplaces across Dublin. Through their preventative leadership programme, LIFT Ireland creates positive change by helping people to influence others positively through self-leadership and core human values. Learn more about their award-winning work at LIFTIreland.ie. #SocialEnterprise #DublinCitySocialEnterpriseAwards #Leadership Joanne Hession Deirdre Kelly Joanna Travers Inner City Enterprise Evanne Kilmurray Dublin City Council Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht