Convention Centre Dublin Convention Centre Dublin The Convention Centre Dublin () is a convention centre in the Dublin Docklands, Ireland. The Convention centre overlooks the River Liffey at Spencer Dock. It was designed by the American-Irish architect Kevin Roche. The CCD was shortlisted for the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards – Engineering Project of the Year 2010. In 1995, the then Irish government planned to build a National Convention Centre but this plan was abandoned. Minister for Tourism Enda Kenny had announced the location of the proposed convention centre to be at the RDS in Ballsbridge – this proved to be a dead-end. In
Dublin City Council scheme that many people favoured. The building was taken over for city government use in the 1850s. Dublin City Council published a plan in 2011 to supply water from Lough Derg on the River Shannon to Dublin city and region. In January 2014, Irish Water took over management of the River Shannon to Dublin pipeline project which is currently (2017) in the Planning Stage. Dublin City Council Dublin City Council () is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Dublin in Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. Until 2001,