COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That this Area Committee supports this motion in requesting the manager to commit to supporting and funding the Féile Bríde in Clondalkin so that it can become the flagship celebration of Brigid in our county.

 

REPORT:

 Staff from various departments met with the organisers of Féile Bríde to discuss the festival and to explore possible involvement of SDCC.

While no department has resources to enable us to allocate any SDCC staff to work directly on this project we are happy to liaise and support the festival within our parameters.

County Promotions has said that they will continue to circulate any information regarding available grants and are available to help with submitting for any of these grants.

The Community Development team will continue to offer assistance through the Community Officer for the area and through our community grants scheme and we are committed to funding the event into the future comparable with grant funding we award to other festivals in SDCC.