Irishtown, Dublin Irishtown, Dublin Irishtown () is an inner suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is situated on the southside of the River Liffey, between Ringsend to the north and Sandymount to the south, and is to the east of the River Dodder. Irishtown grew outside of Dublin, about 2,000 metres west of the medieval city walls (see also Ringsend). Dublin was originally a Viking city and after 1171, when an Anglo-Norman army seized it, Dublin became the centre of English rule in Ireland. The native Gaelic Irish were therefore viewed as an alien force in the city, and suspicion of them was
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,