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‘Your Dublin, Your Voice’ - Dublin Opinion Panel

Background to “Your Dublin, Your Voice” project:

Dublin City Council in collaboration with the Dublin Regional Authority and the other Dublin local authorities has built up an opinion panel of almost 2,300 members to find out their views on living, working and studying in the city region. This opinion panel is being developed as part of an innovative new engagement initiative called ‘Your Dublin, Your Voice’.

People from all ages and backgrounds are represented on the panel, reflecting the diverse cosmopolitan nature of Dublin; over 50% of respondents have lived outside of Ireland for any period of time. There are also over 60 nationalities and representatives from all 32 counties in Ireland. The detailed results of the first ‘Your Dublin, Your Voice’ survey (carried out during October to December 2010) are now available at:
www.yourdublinyourvoice.ie and www.facebook.com/yourdublinyourvoice
 

Selected Quotes from panel members:
 

Best Things:
 

“Dubliners... witty, honest and upfront”
“Dublin is a “Vibrant international city with a small town feel”
“Its multiculturalism, while maintaining an inherent Irish character”
“That it has the diversity and energy of a young and vibrant 21st century city”
“The Craic, the Ceol and the Culture”


Worst Things:
 

“The fact that the good things I like and can avail of sit side by side with a parallel life and community that is excluded and under resourced.”
“Public transportation: it is frustrating, illogical, and inefficient!!!”
“That it's not exactly clean and safe, that sometimes the "Fair City" is not so fair...”
“Litter and having to watch people do it, some people have no respect for their beautiful city.”
 

Click here to access the report