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relating to its establishment and constitution, a county council or county borough corporation in being immediately before the establishment day, continues in being but subject to the provisions of this Act applying and having effect. / notwithstanding any change brought about by this Act in the corporate name of any such body or in its corporate status or constitution and the functions vested by any enactment in such body shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, continue to stand so vested / A reference in any other enactment or other document to a local authority (being a local authority which continues to stand established) by its name applying before it was changed under this Act shall be read as a reference to that body as renamed.
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Dublin, Local Government Act 2001: A local authority shall . . . continue to be a body corporate with perpetual succession and power to sue and be sued in its corporate name and to acquire, hold, manage, maintain and dispose of land or any interest in land / Notwithstanding the repeal of enactments
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since the 1100s. Significantly re-structured in 1660–1661, even more significantly in 1840, it was modernised on 1 January 2002, as part of a general reform of local government in Ireland, and since then is known as
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and motto of Dublin Corporation, from a floor mosaic in City Hall. The arms underwent numerous revisions but always featured the original 13th-century image of three burning castles on its shield.
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from their number, and a lower house, known as the "sheriffs and commons", consisting of up to 48 sheriffs peers (former sheriffs) and 96 representatives of the
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refused to visit Ireland for a number of years, partly in protest at Dublin Corporation's decision not to congratulate her son,
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The modern Dublin Corporation was restructured by late 19th-century and 20th-century legislation, particularly, the
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On 1 January 2002, following a major reform of local government which also abolished the 300-year-old title of
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This article is about the historical Dublin city government. For the current city administration, see
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Report of the Commission on Municipal Corporations in Ireland (1835) Appendix on Dublin:
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16th century illustration showing the aldermen and Lord Mayor of Dublin welcome back Sir
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Former name of the local authority for the city of Dublin, Ireland (c. 1192–2002)
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Common Council (up to 24 Sheriffs Peers and 96 Commons) (1661–1840)
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and the 700-year-old title of 'town clerk' in Dublin, the name of
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body, made up of an upper house of 24 aldermen, who elected the
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and reconstituted following the Restoration of the Crown by
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The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the City of Dublin
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Former local authorities in the Republic of Ireland
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Index

Dublin Corporation Act 1900
Dublin City Council
Irish

Motto
Local authority
The Tholsel
City Assembly House
City Hall, Dublin
Irish
Dublin
Dublin City Council

coat of arms
Anglo-Normans
Henry II of England

Henry Sidney
two-chamber
Lord Mayor of Dublin
Guilds of the City of Dublin

Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840
Lord Mayor of Dublin
King Charles I
King Charles II
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert Edward
The Prince of Wales
Princess Alexandra of Denmark

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