9 Dublin City Council Parks Receive Green Flag Award

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Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that 9 of its parks have received the international Green Flag Award in 2023. The awards demonstrate Dublin City Council’s commitment and the dedication of its parks staff to the improvement and care of its urban green spaces, neighbourhood parks and historic parks.

The Green Flag Award is the longest serving and most widely recognised parks and green space accreditation programme in the world. It is awarded on an annual basis, so each park must consistently meet high standards in order to gain or retain its Green Flag status. Applicants are judged against 27 criteria within 8 standards, all of which must be passed to allow for the Green Flag to be awarded.  

Leslie Moore, Dublin City Council City Parks Superintendent said, “Following the pandemic we have noticed a perceptible increase in public interest in local parks and a desire to enhance biodiversity and plant more trees. Nine Green Flag Awards in 2023 demonstrates the progress that is being made, thanks to the support of the City Councillors who are committing the necessary resources to provide and maintain a network of quality parks for the needs of all ages, interests and abilities in every community.”

The 2023 Dublin City Council Green Flag Parks are:

  • Albert College Park, Glasnevin
  • Ballyfermot People's Park 
  • Blessington Street Park, North Inner City
  • Eamonn Ceannt Park, Crumlin
  • Father Collins Park, Clongriffin
  • Griffith Park, Glasnevin 
  • Herbert Park, Ballsbridge
  • Poppintree  Park, Ballymun 
  • St Anne’s Park, Raheny/Clontarf
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