Interactive ‘Knowledge Hub’ opens Dublin city data to the public

In a first for local authorities, Dublin City Council has launched an interactive platform that offers public access to the demographic, social, economic, housing and environmental characteristics of Dublin city

News Stephen Holland Local Democracy Reporter 13:46, 20 Jul 2026 Updated 10:47, 21 Jul 2026 View Image Lord Mayor Daryl Barron launching the Dublin City Knowledge Hub (Image: Dublin City Council)

A wealth of Dublin-based data has just become publicly available due to the large size of a new information platform.

Dublin City Council has announced the launch of the Dublin City Knowledge Hub, which offers access to local data on the demographic, social, economic, housing and environmental characteristics of Dublin city . Made in collaboration with the All-Island Research Observatory (AIRO) at Maynooth University, this represents a first for local authorities.

The Dublin City Knowledge Hub represents the first stage in a new initiative to make authoritative public data more accessible to policymakers, elected members, community organisations, researchers and the public. Bringing together over 20 interactive dashboards and mapping applications in a single location, the Hub enables users to explore and better understand local conditions across Dublin city.

The platform provides information at Local Electoral Area (LEA), Dublin City Committee Area and Small Area level (local areas with approximately 75 households), allowing users to examine local patterns across the city. The Hub includes detailed information on:

All of the data published through the Hub comes from public sources, such as the Central Statistics Office, the Department of Housing, Pobal, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and Geological Survey Ireland. Bringing all of these together into one easy-to-use platform aims to demonstrate the value of publicly funded data and supports the objectives of Ireland's National Open Data Strategy.

The platform has been designed with future development in mind. As new datasets become available, including results from Census 2027, the Knowledge Hub will continue to expand, providing an evolving evidence base to support decision-making over the coming years.

Lord Mayor Daryl Barron welcomed the Hub as an important resource for understanding the social, economic, housing and environmental characteristics of Dublin”. “By making high-quality local data more accessible, the platform will support better planning, more informed decision-making and greater public understanding of the city and its communities,” he said.

As a tool that will not only support Dublin City Council ’s work, the Lord Mayor said it will also be a useful source for many others operating around the city. Director of the All-Island Research Observatory (AIRO) at Maynooth University Just Gleeson added that the Hub represents what can be achieved when local government and the research sector work together.

“By bringing together authoritative public datasets in an accessible and interactive format, the platform makes local evidence available to a much wider audience and provides a strong foundation for future planning, research and community engagement. It’s brilliant to see Dublin City Council taking the lead on this new initiative – the combination of solid data and excellent visualisation tools make this a great resource,” he said.

The Dublin City Knowledge Hub can be accessed here: www.dublincityknowledgehub.ie

This content is funded by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme

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