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Dubai 2016 Olympic bid The booming city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has announced that it is interested in bidding for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The recent development of Dubai makes it an ideal city for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Dubai Airshow The Dubai Air Show is a biennial show that is organized by "Fairs & Exhibitions Ltd" since the year 1989; in cooperation with the Government of Dubai, the Department of Civil Aviation-Dubai and Dubai International Airport in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces.
Dubai Desert Rock Festival The Dubai Desert Rock Festival is a one day event celebrating the different styles of rock music in the world on one stage in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the only festival of its kind in the Middle East.
Dubai Drydocks Dubai Drydocks is an international and regional market, for ship repair, conversion, new building, oil rig repairs, offshore fabrication, afloat repairs and industrial services, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Duty Free The Dubai Duty Free is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,777 metres (1 mile 194 yards) on the turf at Nad Al Sheba racecourse in Dubai during the Dubai World Cup meeting in March.
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground is a multi-use stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of the Dubai Sevens, the first event in the annual IRB Sevens World Series.
Dubai Festival City Dubai Festival City is a large residential, business and entertainment development in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Touted as a "city-within-a-city", Festival City is the Middle East's largest mixed-use development: all elements for work, living, and leisure will be contained within the project.
Dubai Golden Shaheen The Dubai Golden Shaheen is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) on the dirt course at Nad Al Sheba racecourse in Dubai in late March.
Dubai Chamber Orchestra The Dubai Chamber Orchestra is an amateur orchestra founded in the summer of 2002 by Philip Cree, Linda Brentano and a group of players, all resident in the UAE. Comprising many nationalities and employed in a variety of professions, the musicians meet regularly to rehearse in their free time.
Dubai International Financial Center The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a near-shore financial hub for the MENA containing a capital market designated as a financial free zone in Dubai. It is established to create an environment for growth, progress and economic development in the UAE and the wider region by providing the needed legal and business as well as physical infrastructure benchmarked with international standards
Dubai International Financial Exchange The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) is a stock exchange opened on September 26 2005 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. DIFX aims to become the leading stock exchange between Western Europe and East Asia.
Dubai Internet City Dubai Internet City (DIC) is an information technology park created by the Government of Dubai as a free economic zone where companies can operate without restrictions, such as a 100% foreign ownership, which prevail in other provincial economic zones in the United Arab Emirates. This freedom has led many global information technology firms to move their regional base and resources to premises in the DIC.
Dubai Islamic Bank The Dubai Islamic Bank has the unique distinction of being the world’s first fully-fledged Islamic bank, a pioneering institution that has combined the best of traditional Islamic values with the technology and innovation that characterise the best of modern banking. Since its formation in 1975, Dubai Islamic Bank has established itself as a leader in its field, setting the standards for others to follow as the trend towards Islamic banking gathers momentum in the Arab world and internationally.
Dubai Knowledge Village The Dubai Knowledge Village, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a common place where any established university, college or educational institute can offer their services. "KV", as it is known by it's students, offers many gateways to obtain higher education in fields ranging from Business, I.
Dubai Ladies Masters The Dubai Ladies Masters is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET) that was played for the first time in October 2006. Its prize fund of €500,000 in 2006 put it in the leading group of LET events outside of the two co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour (the Women's British Open and the Evian Masters).
Dubai mercantile exchange Located within the Dubai International Financial Centre, the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) is set to become the first energy futures exchange in the Middle East. The aim of the DME is to provide price transparency and market liquity for petroleum products in the region.
Dubai Marina Dubai Marina is a district in the heart of what has recently become known as 'new Dubai', in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located at on Interchange 5 between Jebel Ali Port and the area which hosts Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and the American University in Dubai.
Dubai Media City Dubai Media City (DMC) part of Dubai Holding is a tax free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations ranging from: news agencies, publishing, online media, advertising, production, and broadcast facilities.
Dubai Metro The Dubai Metro will be a driverless, fully automated metro network under construction in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The network will have two third rail collection system powered lines that will both run underground in the city center and on elevated viaducts elsewhere on double tracks.
Dubai Modern High School Dubai Modern High School (originally The Modern High School, Dubai) is an Indian-curriculum school in Dubai, founded in 1986. An integral part of the GEMS group of schools, it offers the ICSE syllabus and a day-boarding system which encompasses all aspects of a student's life.
Dubai Motor Show The Middle East International Motor Show (also called the Dubai Motor Show) is an annual auto show held at the Emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. It attracts major car manufacturers, modifiers and suppliers from around the world.
Dubai Police Serious Game The use of serious games for training traffic accident investigators at Dubai Police. Currently new police officers recruited by Dubai Police go through the same training process, which consists of lectures and on-the-job training (designed for their specific rank category).
Dubai Sheema Classic The Dubai Sheema Classic is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) on the turf course at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, Dubai during the Dubai World Cup meeting in March.
Dubai Silicon Oasis Dubai Silicon Oasis is a technology park under-development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which was launched in January, 2005, aiming to become a world center for electronic innovation, research, and development. The project's establishment was decreed by the former ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum in September 2004and is due for completion by November, 2006.
Dubai Studio City Dubai Studio City is part of Dubai Media City. Following in the footsteps of Dubai Media City, it'll cater to the production needs of the region and has plans to build movie studios Hollywood like backlots for various production needs.
Dubai Waterfront The Dubai Waterfront is proposed to become the largest waterfront and largest man-made development in the world. The project is a conglomeration of canals and artificial islands; it will occupy the last remaining Persian Gulf coastline of Dubai, the most populous emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
Dubai World Central Dubai World Central is the brand under which a number of planned projects are being constructed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the commercial website, the six project companies that form this brand are:
Dubai World Central International Airport Dubai World Central International Airport is a new airport under construction near Jebel Ali, South of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Previous working names have included "Jebel Ali International Airport" and "Jebel Ali Airport City".
Dubai World Cup The Dubai World Cup is a horse race held annually since 1996 at the Nad Al Sheba racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The race was the creation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who owns Darley Stud & Godolphin, one of the world's leading thoroughbred breeding and racing operations.
Dubai-Abu Dhabi Highway The Dubai-Abu Dhabi Highway is a long stretch of highway that links the the 2 largest cities of the UAE, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, together. The project was proposed by the Sheikhs of Abu Dhabi and Dubai to Sheikh Zayed.
Dubarry Dubarry of Ireland or just "Dubarry" is an Irish footwear company headquartered in Ballinasloe, County Galway. Dubarry was established in 1936 by the newly formed Ballinasloe Chamber of Commerce primarily as a co-operative initiative to provide local employment.
Dubats Dubats was the designation given to armed irregular bands employed by the Italian Regio Corpo Truppe Coloniali or colonial army, in Italian Somalia from 1924 to 1941. The word "dubats" was derived from a Somali phrase meaning "white turbans".
Dubbing (filmmaking) In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a motion picture. The term is most commonly used in reference to voices recorded which do not belong to the original actors and speak in a different language than the actor is speaking.
Dubbing (music) In sound recording, dubbing is the transfer or copying of previously recorded audio material from one medium to another of the same or a different type. It may be done with a machine designed for this purpose, or by connecting two different machines: one to playback and one to record the signal.
Dubiotech Dubiotech, or more correctly The Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park is a new development in Dubai aimed to attract biotechnology research and development to the emirate. It was launched by the ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Dubious Goals Committee The Dubious Goals Committee is a Football committee in the United Kingdom. Specifically it is a body of the English FA Premier League and it adjudicates in any instance where the identity of the scorer of a goal is disputed.
Dublin 4 Of all Dublin postal districts, Dublin 4 is probably the best known postcode of Dublin. It consists of several affluent suburbs, Sandymount, Ballsbridge and Donnybrook and some less well off areas such as Ringsend.
Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup The Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup was a soccer competition that ran for eight seasons in Ireland between and including 1941/42-1948/49. Each season's competition consisted of 6 teams from each of the 2 jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, the Irish Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland.
Dublin and Monaghan bombings The Dublin and Monaghan Bombings on May 17 1974 were a series of terrorist attacks on Dublin and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland which left 33 people dead, and almost 300 injured, the largest number of casualties in any single day in The Troubles. Although no organization claimed responsibility for the attacks, loyalist paramilitaries from Northern Ireland were widely blamed.
Dublin and South Eastern Railway The Dublin and South Eastern Railway (DSE) was originally incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1846 as the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin Railway Company. In 1860 it was renamed the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Company and on 31 December 1906 it was renamed again as the DSE.
Dublin Airport Authority Dublin Airport Authority plc or Ăšdaras Aerfort Bhaile Ătha Cliath cpt in Irish (known until 1 October 2004 as Aer Rianta cptCpt is from the Irish language cuideachta phoiblĂ theoranta, which means public limited company and corressponds to plc.) is the state owned airport authority in the Republic of Ireland.
Dublin Area Rapid Transit The Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) is part of the suburban railway network in Ireland, running mainly along the coastline of Dublin Bay, from Greystones in County Wicklow, through Dublin to Howth and Malahide in County Dublin. Trains are powered via a 1500v DC overhead catenary along a short section of the Irish standard gauge rail network of 5' 3" (1600-mm).
Dublin Blue Stars The DUBLIN BUS/EVENING HERALD DUBS STARS FOOTBALL/HURLING are the players chosen as the top Gaelic football and hurling players in the in their given position in the year that the Blue stars awards are awarded. The Dublin Blue Stars are a similar award to the GAA All Stars Awards which are awarded annually by the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Dublin Bus Dublin Bus (Irish: Bus Ătha Cliath) is a public transport operator in the Republic of Ireland. It operates an extensive bus network of nearly 200 radial, cross-city and peripheral routes in the city of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area.
Dublin Castle Dublin Castle in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, was the seat of British rule in Ireland until 1922. Most of the building dates from eighteenth century, though a castle has stood on the site since the days of King John, the first Lord of Ireland.
Dublin Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It was created for the 1981 general election, caused largely by an increased electorate in Dublin.
Dublin City (UK Parliament constituency) Dublin City was an Irish Borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It comprised the city of Dublin in the county of Dublin, and was represented by two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1801 until 1885.
Dublin City Cup The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides (and not just those from Dublin city as the name suggests). It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973.
Dublin City School District, Franklin County, Ohio Dublin City School District is a public school district in Ohio. It encompasses 47 square miles, and serves most of the city of Dublin, Ohio, as well as part of the cities of Columbus, Hilliard, and Upper Arlington, and parts of unincorporated Delaware and Union Counties.
Dublin City University Dublin City University (DCU) is a university situated in Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland. Created as the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin in 1975, it enrolled its first students in 1980 and was elevated to university status in 1989 by statute.
Dublin City University Saints In 2005, Carl Rushe and Maurice Cosgrave founded the Dublin City University American Football Club. With Carl's experience in playing American football and Maurice's experience in running and managing University clubs, they established the club initially as a fanclub.
Dublin Connolly railway station Dublin Connolly, commonly called Connolly station (Irish: Stáisiún Uà Chonghaile), (previously named Amiens Street Station) is one of the main railway stations in Dublin, Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. Situated on the north side of the River Liffey, the station provides intercity and commuter services to the north, northwest and south of the country.
Dublin Convention The Dublin Convention (or sometimes the Dublin accords) is a European Union (EU) law to streamline the application process for refugees seeking political asylum under the Geneva Convention, as amended by the New York Protocol. The intent is to clarify which member state is responsible for any particular asylum seeker, and ensure that at least one member state deals with the application.
Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is a standard for cross-domain information resource description. In other words, it provides a simple and standardised set of conventions for describing things online in ways that make them easier to find.
Dublin Corporation Dublin Corporation, known by generations of Dubliners simply as The Corpo, is the former name given to the city government and its administrative organisation in Dublin between the twelfth century and 1 January 2002. It is now known as Dublin City Council.
Dublin County (Dáil Éireann constituency) __TOC__Dublin County was an Irish parliamentary constituency which returned Teachtaà Dála (TDs) to Dáil Éireann from 1921–1969, using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).
Dublin Docklands Development Authority The Dublin Docklands Development Authority was created by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act 1997 to lead a major project of physical, social and economic regeneration in the East side of Dublin along the city's River Liffey. One of the more famous projects it is responsible for is the proposed U2 Tower.
Dublin Dr Pepper Dublin Dr Pepper refers to Dr Pepper bottled by The Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company of Dublin, Texas. It is notable in that the bottler uses cane sugar for a sweetener as opposed to high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
Dublin Forum The Dublin Forum (Irish: TionĂłl Ătha Cliath) is a political project based in Ireland's capital city, Dublin. It was founded by Kevin Byrne as an initiative of the Fianna Fáil political party, to provide a new structure for the involvement of those who are interested in politics and want a forum to express their ideas and concerns and participate in debate and policy development.
Dublin GAA The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath) or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county football, hurling, camogie
Dublin Heuston railway station Dublin Heuston, commonly called Heuston station (Irish: Stáisiún Heuston), is one of Republic of Ireland's main railway stations, serving the south, southwest and west. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann, the national railway operator.
Dublin High School (Dublin, California) Dublin High School was established in the fall of 1969 as the second high school in Pleasanton, California's Amador Valley High School District and graduated its first senior class in June of 1971. After the incorporation of the City of Dublin in 1981, Dublin High was annexed and combined with the Murray School District (est.
Dublin Historic Neighborhood Association The purpose of Dublin Historic Neighborhood Association (DHNA) is to enhance and sustain the historic and residential integrity of the Stubbs Park--Stonewall Street Historic District in Dublin, Georgia. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Dublin Chamber of Commerce Dublin Chamber of Commerce is one of the oldest such organisations in Europe and traces its origins back to the Autumn of 1695 when the Dublin shipping company of Ferris, Twiggs and Cash sent their vessel Ouzel Galley on an important trading journey to the near-Eastern Seas. With provisions, a crew of 37 men, and three officers aboard, the vessel set sail.
Dublin Christian Mission The Dublin Christian Mission is the amalgamation of three older Missions located in Dublin, Ireland in 1965: the Dublin City Mission (founded 1828), the Dublin Medical Mission (1891) and the Dublin Mission (1953). It is the second oldest in the world.
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) (InstitiĂşid Ard-LĂ©inn Bhaile Ătha Cliath in Irish) Dublin, Ireland was established in 1940 by the Taoiseach of the time, Eamon de Valera under the Institute For Advanced Studies Act, 1940.
Dublin Institute of Technology The Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) was established officially in 1992 under the Dublin Institute of Technology Act but had been previously set up in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis. The institution can trace its origins back to 1887 with the establishment of various technical institutions in Dublin, Ireland.
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship The Dublin Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Dublin Clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Football Club Championship.
Dublin Metropolitan Area Dublin Metropolitan Area is a term used by various bodies to describe the area of Dublin and its surrounding counties which have an urban designation; between these bodies its definition is not always consistent.
Dublin Mid West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin Mid West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, located in County Dublin. It came into existence at the 2002 General Election, composed of parts of the Dublin South West and Dublin West constituencies.
Dublin Minor Football Championship The Dublin Minor Club Football Championship A is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top teams in minor club football in County Dublin. The current minor champions of Dublin are Cuala who defeated St Vincents by a scoreline of 2-11 to 1-03.
Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre (DMMC) was set up in 2002, as a registed charity, to create critical mass in molecular medicine research in Dublin, Ireland. Funding was provided by the Higher Education Authorityobjective of this initiative is to create an internationally recognised centre of research excellence by 2010.
Dublin North (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, located in the northern area of County Dublin. The constituency has an electorate of 72,908 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaà Dála (TDs).
Dublin North Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North Central is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, located in the capital city, Dublin. The constituency has an electorate of 65,583 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaà Dála (TDs).
Dublin North East (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North-East is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It was created for the 1937 general election when the old Dublin North constituency divided into Dublin North West and Dublin North East.
Dublin North West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North-West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It was created for the 1937 general election when the old Dublin North constituency divided into Dublin North West and Dublin North East.
Dublin Pearse railway station Dublin Pearse, commonly called Pearse station, is located on Westland Row in the Southside in Dublin is a DART and Intercity railway station owned by Córas Iompair Éireann. The station is the terminus of the Northern Commuter (to Balbriggan/Dundalk) and Western Commuter (to Maynooth/Longford) services.
Dublin Pond Dublin Pond is a 240-acre water body located in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Dublin. The pond lies at an elevation of 1,480 feet (451 m) above sea level, near the height of land between the Connecticut River/Long Island Sound watershed to the west and the Merrimack River/Gulf of Maine watershed to the east.
Dublin Port Tunnel The Dublin Port Tunnel (Tollán Calafoirt Bhaile Ătha Cliath in Irish) is a road traffic tunnel in Dublin, Ireland that forms part of the M50 motorway. It is the second longest urban motorway tunnel in Europe (after Södra Länken in Stockholm, Sweden).
Dublin Rathmines (UK Parliament constituency) Dublin Rathmines, a division of County Dublin based on the suburb of Rathmines, was a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons from 1918 to 1922.
Dublin Regional Authority The Dublin Regional Authority (Irish Ăšdarás RĂ©igiĂşnda Ătha Cliath) is one of eight regional authorities set up in the Republic of Ireland under the Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Authorities) Establishment Order 1993.
Dublin Review (Catholic periodical) The Dublin Review was an influential Catholic periodical founded in 1836 by Michael Joseph Quin, Cardinal Wiseman and Daniel O'Connell. Quin had the original idea for the new journal, soon persuading Wiseman to lend his support, and next enlisting O'Connell whose Catholic Emancipation campaign he admired.
Dublin statues and their nicknames Visitors to Dublin in Ireland may be bemused by the strange comic nicknames given by the populace to some of the city's statues and other monuments. They might also be struck by controversies that have arisen over some statues in Dublin and the disappearance of some of the city's most prominent monuments.
Dublin Senior B Hurling Championship Dublin Senior B Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second tier Dublin Clubs. The winners of the Dublin B Hurling Championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Senior A Club Hurling Championship.
Dublin South East (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin South East is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It is located in the south-eastern part of Dublin City, including areas such as Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Sandymount (collectively referred to as "Dublin 4"), as well as the areas of Ranelagh and Rathmines, and the central business district of the city (including Trinity College Dublin and St.
Dublin Suburban Rail The Dublin Suburban Rail network (now branded DART/Commuter) is a railway network that serves the city of Dublin, Ireland, as well as most of the Greater Dublin Area. Some towns even further afield are also served for commuters.
Dublin Theatre Festival The Dublin Theatre Festival is Europe's oldest specialist Theatre Festival. Founded by Theatre impresario Brendan Smith in 1957 and has, with the exception of two years, produced a season of international and Irish theatre each autumn.
Dublin Transportation Office The Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) is a government agency, formed in 1996, which provides transport and land use advise to organisations operating in the Greater Dublin Area. It has relatively limited powers and is not a full transport authority.
Dublin Tutorial Centre The Dublin Tutorial Centre is located in the historic area of Upper Mount Street, only a few doors down from the 'Pepper Cannister' church. This Tutorial Centre is the only Centre which offers A levels in Ireland.
Dublin University (constituency) Dublin University is a university constituency in Ireland, which has been used to elect members of various legislative bodies including currently Seanad Éireann. Alternative names are University of Dublin or Trinity College, Dublin, after the institute it represents.
Dublin University Football Club Dublin University Football Club is Trinity College, Dublin's Rugby Union club. The Club was established in 1854 and has a strong claim to be the World's oldest football club (of any code) with a well-documented, continuous history.
Dublin University Players Dublin University Players (also known as DU Players or simply Players) is the only student theatre society in Trinity College, Dublin. It is one of the largest societies in the University, and also one of the most prolific theatre groups in Ireland, staging between 40 and 50 productions each year in its own studio theatre located in the Samuel Beckett Centre.
Dublin University Publications Committee The Trinity Publications Committee, known informally as Pubs, is an independent capitated body of Dublin University. It publishes Trinity News, a broadsheet newspaper, Icarus, a literary magazine, Miscellany, a social & political commentary, and Piranha!
Dublin West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 52,676 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaà Dála (TDs).
Dublin Writers Museum The Dublin Writers Museum was opened in November 1991 at No 18, Parnell Square, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The museum occupies an original 18th-century house, which accommodates the museum rooms, library, gallery and administration area.
Dublin Youth Theatre Dublin Youth Theatre, or DYT, was founded in 1977 by Paddy O'Dwyer and is one of the oldest and largest youth theatres in Ireland and is based in a Georgian house on Upper Gardiner Street in the heart of the city. Prominent past members include Glen Barry (Van Wilder 2: Rise of the Taj), Veronica Coburn (Barabbas), Aoife Moriarty, Kevin Sherwin (Dublin Gospel Choir) and Brona C.
Dublin Zoo Dublin Zoo, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, is the largest zoo in Ireland and one of Dublin's most popular attractions. Founded in 1830 it is the fourth oldest zoo in the world, after Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna, London Zoo, and the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
Dublin, Paterson Dublin a former neighborhood in Paterson, New Jersey is the area that makes up Little Lima and Little Italy today. Dublin was Paterson's first distinct neighborhood that grew up around the mills along the east bank of the Passaic River in Downtown Paterson.
Dublin/Pleasanton - SFO/Millbrae Line The Dublin/Pleasanton - SFO/Millbrae Line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area consists of 22 metro stations from Dublin and Pleasanton to Millbrae. It passes through Castro Valley, San Leandro, Oakland, San Francisco, Daly City, Colma, South San Francisco, San Bruno, and serves San Francisco International Airport.
Dubliner cheese Dubliner is a sweet mature cheese (aged over twelve months) manufactured by Carbery and marketed internationally under the auspices of the Irish Dairy Board under the Kerrygold brand. The cheese is named after the city of Dublin, and has a robust flavour, with a light distinctive tang; it pairs well with apples and grapes, or a well-balanced red wine.
Dubai Airshow The Dubai Air Show is a biennial show that is organized by "Fairs & Exhibitions Ltd" since the year 1989; in cooperation with the Government of Dubai, the Department of Civil Aviation-Dubai and Dubai International Airport in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces.
Dubai Desert Rock Festival The Dubai Desert Rock Festival is a one day event celebrating the different styles of rock music in the world on one stage in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the only festival of its kind in the Middle East.
Dubai Drydocks Dubai Drydocks is an international and regional market, for ship repair, conversion, new building, oil rig repairs, offshore fabrication, afloat repairs and industrial services, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Duty Free The Dubai Duty Free is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,777 metres (1 mile 194 yards) on the turf at Nad Al Sheba racecourse in Dubai during the Dubai World Cup meeting in March.
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground is a multi-use stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of the Dubai Sevens, the first event in the annual IRB Sevens World Series.
Dubai Festival City Dubai Festival City is a large residential, business and entertainment development in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Touted as a "city-within-a-city", Festival City is the Middle East's largest mixed-use development: all elements for work, living, and leisure will be contained within the project.
Dubai Golden Shaheen The Dubai Golden Shaheen is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) on the dirt course at Nad Al Sheba racecourse in Dubai in late March.
Dubai Chamber Orchestra The Dubai Chamber Orchestra is an amateur orchestra founded in the summer of 2002 by Philip Cree, Linda Brentano and a group of players, all resident in the UAE. Comprising many nationalities and employed in a variety of professions, the musicians meet regularly to rehearse in their free time.
Dubai International Financial Center The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a near-shore financial hub for the MENA containing a capital market designated as a financial free zone in Dubai. It is established to create an environment for growth, progress and economic development in the UAE and the wider region by providing the needed legal and business as well as physical infrastructure benchmarked with international standards
Dubai International Financial Exchange The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) is a stock exchange opened on September 26 2005 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. DIFX aims to become the leading stock exchange between Western Europe and East Asia.
Dubai Internet City Dubai Internet City (DIC) is an information technology park created by the Government of Dubai as a free economic zone where companies can operate without restrictions, such as a 100% foreign ownership, which prevail in other provincial economic zones in the United Arab Emirates. This freedom has led many global information technology firms to move their regional base and resources to premises in the DIC.
Dubai Islamic Bank The Dubai Islamic Bank has the unique distinction of being the world’s first fully-fledged Islamic bank, a pioneering institution that has combined the best of traditional Islamic values with the technology and innovation that characterise the best of modern banking. Since its formation in 1975, Dubai Islamic Bank has established itself as a leader in its field, setting the standards for others to follow as the trend towards Islamic banking gathers momentum in the Arab world and internationally.
Dubai Knowledge Village The Dubai Knowledge Village, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a common place where any established university, college or educational institute can offer their services. "KV", as it is known by it's students, offers many gateways to obtain higher education in fields ranging from Business, I.
Dubai Ladies Masters The Dubai Ladies Masters is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET) that was played for the first time in October 2006. Its prize fund of €500,000 in 2006 put it in the leading group of LET events outside of the two co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour (the Women's British Open and the Evian Masters).
Dubai mercantile exchange Located within the Dubai International Financial Centre, the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) is set to become the first energy futures exchange in the Middle East. The aim of the DME is to provide price transparency and market liquity for petroleum products in the region.
Dubai Marina Dubai Marina is a district in the heart of what has recently become known as 'new Dubai', in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located at on Interchange 5 between Jebel Ali Port and the area which hosts Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and the American University in Dubai.
Dubai Media City Dubai Media City (DMC) part of Dubai Holding is a tax free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations ranging from: news agencies, publishing, online media, advertising, production, and broadcast facilities.
Dubai Metro The Dubai Metro will be a driverless, fully automated metro network under construction in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The network will have two third rail collection system powered lines that will both run underground in the city center and on elevated viaducts elsewhere on double tracks.
Dubai Modern High School Dubai Modern High School (originally The Modern High School, Dubai) is an Indian-curriculum school in Dubai, founded in 1986. An integral part of the GEMS group of schools, it offers the ICSE syllabus and a day-boarding system which encompasses all aspects of a student's life.
Dubai Motor Show The Middle East International Motor Show (also called the Dubai Motor Show) is an annual auto show held at the Emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. It attracts major car manufacturers, modifiers and suppliers from around the world.
Dubai Police Serious Game The use of serious games for training traffic accident investigators at Dubai Police. Currently new police officers recruited by Dubai Police go through the same training process, which consists of lectures and on-the-job training (designed for their specific rank category).
Dubai Sheema Classic The Dubai Sheema Classic is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) on the turf course at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, Dubai during the Dubai World Cup meeting in March.
Dubai Silicon Oasis Dubai Silicon Oasis is a technology park under-development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which was launched in January, 2005, aiming to become a world center for electronic innovation, research, and development. The project's establishment was decreed by the former ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum in September 2004and is due for completion by November, 2006.
Dubai Studio City Dubai Studio City is part of Dubai Media City. Following in the footsteps of Dubai Media City, it'll cater to the production needs of the region and has plans to build movie studios Hollywood like backlots for various production needs.
Dubai Waterfront The Dubai Waterfront is proposed to become the largest waterfront and largest man-made development in the world. The project is a conglomeration of canals and artificial islands; it will occupy the last remaining Persian Gulf coastline of Dubai, the most populous emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
Dubai World Central Dubai World Central is the brand under which a number of planned projects are being constructed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the commercial website, the six project companies that form this brand are:
Dubai World Central International Airport Dubai World Central International Airport is a new airport under construction near Jebel Ali, South of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Previous working names have included "Jebel Ali International Airport" and "Jebel Ali Airport City".
Dubai World Cup The Dubai World Cup is a horse race held annually since 1996 at the Nad Al Sheba racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The race was the creation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who owns Darley Stud & Godolphin, one of the world's leading thoroughbred breeding and racing operations.
Dubai-Abu Dhabi Highway The Dubai-Abu Dhabi Highway is a long stretch of highway that links the the 2 largest cities of the UAE, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, together. The project was proposed by the Sheikhs of Abu Dhabi and Dubai to Sheikh Zayed.
Dubarry Dubarry of Ireland or just "Dubarry" is an Irish footwear company headquartered in Ballinasloe, County Galway. Dubarry was established in 1936 by the newly formed Ballinasloe Chamber of Commerce primarily as a co-operative initiative to provide local employment.
Dubats Dubats was the designation given to armed irregular bands employed by the Italian Regio Corpo Truppe Coloniali or colonial army, in Italian Somalia from 1924 to 1941. The word "dubats" was derived from a Somali phrase meaning "white turbans".
Dubbing (filmmaking) In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a motion picture. The term is most commonly used in reference to voices recorded which do not belong to the original actors and speak in a different language than the actor is speaking.
Dubbing (music) In sound recording, dubbing is the transfer or copying of previously recorded audio material from one medium to another of the same or a different type. It may be done with a machine designed for this purpose, or by connecting two different machines: one to playback and one to record the signal.
Dubiotech Dubiotech, or more correctly The Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park is a new development in Dubai aimed to attract biotechnology research and development to the emirate. It was launched by the ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Dubious Goals Committee The Dubious Goals Committee is a Football committee in the United Kingdom. Specifically it is a body of the English FA Premier League and it adjudicates in any instance where the identity of the scorer of a goal is disputed.
Dublin 4 Of all Dublin postal districts, Dublin 4 is probably the best known postcode of Dublin. It consists of several affluent suburbs, Sandymount, Ballsbridge and Donnybrook and some less well off areas such as Ringsend.
Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup The Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup was a soccer competition that ran for eight seasons in Ireland between and including 1941/42-1948/49. Each season's competition consisted of 6 teams from each of the 2 jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, the Irish Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland.
Dublin and Monaghan bombings The Dublin and Monaghan Bombings on May 17 1974 were a series of terrorist attacks on Dublin and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland which left 33 people dead, and almost 300 injured, the largest number of casualties in any single day in The Troubles. Although no organization claimed responsibility for the attacks, loyalist paramilitaries from Northern Ireland were widely blamed.
Dublin and South Eastern Railway The Dublin and South Eastern Railway (DSE) was originally incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1846 as the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin Railway Company. In 1860 it was renamed the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Company and on 31 December 1906 it was renamed again as the DSE.
Dublin Airport Authority Dublin Airport Authority plc or Ăšdaras Aerfort Bhaile Ătha Cliath cpt in Irish (known until 1 October 2004 as Aer Rianta cptCpt is from the Irish language cuideachta phoiblĂ theoranta, which means public limited company and corressponds to plc.) is the state owned airport authority in the Republic of Ireland.
Dublin Area Rapid Transit The Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) is part of the suburban railway network in Ireland, running mainly along the coastline of Dublin Bay, from Greystones in County Wicklow, through Dublin to Howth and Malahide in County Dublin. Trains are powered via a 1500v DC overhead catenary along a short section of the Irish standard gauge rail network of 5' 3" (1600-mm).
Dublin Blue Stars The DUBLIN BUS/EVENING HERALD DUBS STARS FOOTBALL/HURLING are the players chosen as the top Gaelic football and hurling players in the in their given position in the year that the Blue stars awards are awarded. The Dublin Blue Stars are a similar award to the GAA All Stars Awards which are awarded annually by the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Dublin Bus Dublin Bus (Irish: Bus Ătha Cliath) is a public transport operator in the Republic of Ireland. It operates an extensive bus network of nearly 200 radial, cross-city and peripheral routes in the city of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area.
Dublin Castle Dublin Castle in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, was the seat of British rule in Ireland until 1922. Most of the building dates from eighteenth century, though a castle has stood on the site since the days of King John, the first Lord of Ireland.
Dublin Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It was created for the 1981 general election, caused largely by an increased electorate in Dublin.
Dublin City (UK Parliament constituency) Dublin City was an Irish Borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It comprised the city of Dublin in the county of Dublin, and was represented by two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1801 until 1885.
Dublin City Cup The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides (and not just those from Dublin city as the name suggests). It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973.
Dublin City School District, Franklin County, Ohio Dublin City School District is a public school district in Ohio. It encompasses 47 square miles, and serves most of the city of Dublin, Ohio, as well as part of the cities of Columbus, Hilliard, and Upper Arlington, and parts of unincorporated Delaware and Union Counties.
Dublin City University Dublin City University (DCU) is a university situated in Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland. Created as the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin in 1975, it enrolled its first students in 1980 and was elevated to university status in 1989 by statute.
Dublin City University Saints In 2005, Carl Rushe and Maurice Cosgrave founded the Dublin City University American Football Club. With Carl's experience in playing American football and Maurice's experience in running and managing University clubs, they established the club initially as a fanclub.
Dublin Connolly railway station Dublin Connolly, commonly called Connolly station (Irish: Stáisiún Uà Chonghaile), (previously named Amiens Street Station) is one of the main railway stations in Dublin, Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. Situated on the north side of the River Liffey, the station provides intercity and commuter services to the north, northwest and south of the country.
Dublin Convention The Dublin Convention (or sometimes the Dublin accords) is a European Union (EU) law to streamline the application process for refugees seeking political asylum under the Geneva Convention, as amended by the New York Protocol. The intent is to clarify which member state is responsible for any particular asylum seeker, and ensure that at least one member state deals with the application.
Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is a standard for cross-domain information resource description. In other words, it provides a simple and standardised set of conventions for describing things online in ways that make them easier to find.
Dublin Corporation Dublin Corporation, known by generations of Dubliners simply as The Corpo, is the former name given to the city government and its administrative organisation in Dublin between the twelfth century and 1 January 2002. It is now known as Dublin City Council.
Dublin County (Dáil Éireann constituency) __TOC__Dublin County was an Irish parliamentary constituency which returned Teachtaà Dála (TDs) to Dáil Éireann from 1921–1969, using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).
Dublin Docklands Development Authority The Dublin Docklands Development Authority was created by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act 1997 to lead a major project of physical, social and economic regeneration in the East side of Dublin along the city's River Liffey. One of the more famous projects it is responsible for is the proposed U2 Tower.
Dublin Dr Pepper Dublin Dr Pepper refers to Dr Pepper bottled by The Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company of Dublin, Texas. It is notable in that the bottler uses cane sugar for a sweetener as opposed to high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
Dublin Forum The Dublin Forum (Irish: TionĂłl Ătha Cliath) is a political project based in Ireland's capital city, Dublin. It was founded by Kevin Byrne as an initiative of the Fianna Fáil political party, to provide a new structure for the involvement of those who are interested in politics and want a forum to express their ideas and concerns and participate in debate and policy development.
Dublin GAA The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath) or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county football, hurling, camogie
Dublin Heuston railway station Dublin Heuston, commonly called Heuston station (Irish: Stáisiún Heuston), is one of Republic of Ireland's main railway stations, serving the south, southwest and west. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann, the national railway operator.
Dublin High School (Dublin, California) Dublin High School was established in the fall of 1969 as the second high school in Pleasanton, California's Amador Valley High School District and graduated its first senior class in June of 1971. After the incorporation of the City of Dublin in 1981, Dublin High was annexed and combined with the Murray School District (est.
Dublin Historic Neighborhood Association The purpose of Dublin Historic Neighborhood Association (DHNA) is to enhance and sustain the historic and residential integrity of the Stubbs Park--Stonewall Street Historic District in Dublin, Georgia. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Dublin Chamber of Commerce Dublin Chamber of Commerce is one of the oldest such organisations in Europe and traces its origins back to the Autumn of 1695 when the Dublin shipping company of Ferris, Twiggs and Cash sent their vessel Ouzel Galley on an important trading journey to the near-Eastern Seas. With provisions, a crew of 37 men, and three officers aboard, the vessel set sail.
Dublin Christian Mission The Dublin Christian Mission is the amalgamation of three older Missions located in Dublin, Ireland in 1965: the Dublin City Mission (founded 1828), the Dublin Medical Mission (1891) and the Dublin Mission (1953). It is the second oldest in the world.
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) (InstitiĂşid Ard-LĂ©inn Bhaile Ătha Cliath in Irish) Dublin, Ireland was established in 1940 by the Taoiseach of the time, Eamon de Valera under the Institute For Advanced Studies Act, 1940.
Dublin Institute of Technology The Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) was established officially in 1992 under the Dublin Institute of Technology Act but had been previously set up in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis. The institution can trace its origins back to 1887 with the establishment of various technical institutions in Dublin, Ireland.
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship The Dublin Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Dublin Clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Football Club Championship.
Dublin Metropolitan Area Dublin Metropolitan Area is a term used by various bodies to describe the area of Dublin and its surrounding counties which have an urban designation; between these bodies its definition is not always consistent.
Dublin Mid West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin Mid West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, located in County Dublin. It came into existence at the 2002 General Election, composed of parts of the Dublin South West and Dublin West constituencies.
Dublin Minor Football Championship The Dublin Minor Club Football Championship A is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top teams in minor club football in County Dublin. The current minor champions of Dublin are Cuala who defeated St Vincents by a scoreline of 2-11 to 1-03.
Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre (DMMC) was set up in 2002, as a registed charity, to create critical mass in molecular medicine research in Dublin, Ireland. Funding was provided by the Higher Education Authorityobjective of this initiative is to create an internationally recognised centre of research excellence by 2010.
Dublin North (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, located in the northern area of County Dublin. The constituency has an electorate of 72,908 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaà Dála (TDs).
Dublin North Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North Central is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, located in the capital city, Dublin. The constituency has an electorate of 65,583 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaà Dála (TDs).
Dublin North East (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North-East is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It was created for the 1937 general election when the old Dublin North constituency divided into Dublin North West and Dublin North East.
Dublin North West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North-West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It was created for the 1937 general election when the old Dublin North constituency divided into Dublin North West and Dublin North East.
Dublin Pearse railway station Dublin Pearse, commonly called Pearse station, is located on Westland Row in the Southside in Dublin is a DART and Intercity railway station owned by Córas Iompair Éireann. The station is the terminus of the Northern Commuter (to Balbriggan/Dundalk) and Western Commuter (to Maynooth/Longford) services.
Dublin Pond Dublin Pond is a 240-acre water body located in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Dublin. The pond lies at an elevation of 1,480 feet (451 m) above sea level, near the height of land between the Connecticut River/Long Island Sound watershed to the west and the Merrimack River/Gulf of Maine watershed to the east.
Dublin Port Tunnel The Dublin Port Tunnel (Tollán Calafoirt Bhaile Ătha Cliath in Irish) is a road traffic tunnel in Dublin, Ireland that forms part of the M50 motorway. It is the second longest urban motorway tunnel in Europe (after Södra Länken in Stockholm, Sweden).
Dublin Rathmines (UK Parliament constituency) Dublin Rathmines, a division of County Dublin based on the suburb of Rathmines, was a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons from 1918 to 1922.
Dublin Regional Authority The Dublin Regional Authority (Irish Ăšdarás RĂ©igiĂşnda Ătha Cliath) is one of eight regional authorities set up in the Republic of Ireland under the Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Authorities) Establishment Order 1993.
Dublin Review (Catholic periodical) The Dublin Review was an influential Catholic periodical founded in 1836 by Michael Joseph Quin, Cardinal Wiseman and Daniel O'Connell. Quin had the original idea for the new journal, soon persuading Wiseman to lend his support, and next enlisting O'Connell whose Catholic Emancipation campaign he admired.
Dublin statues and their nicknames Visitors to Dublin in Ireland may be bemused by the strange comic nicknames given by the populace to some of the city's statues and other monuments. They might also be struck by controversies that have arisen over some statues in Dublin and the disappearance of some of the city's most prominent monuments.
Dublin Senior B Hurling Championship Dublin Senior B Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second tier Dublin Clubs. The winners of the Dublin B Hurling Championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Senior A Club Hurling Championship.
Dublin South East (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin South East is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It is located in the south-eastern part of Dublin City, including areas such as Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Sandymount (collectively referred to as "Dublin 4"), as well as the areas of Ranelagh and Rathmines, and the central business district of the city (including Trinity College Dublin and St.
Dublin Suburban Rail The Dublin Suburban Rail network (now branded DART/Commuter) is a railway network that serves the city of Dublin, Ireland, as well as most of the Greater Dublin Area. Some towns even further afield are also served for commuters.
Dublin Theatre Festival The Dublin Theatre Festival is Europe's oldest specialist Theatre Festival. Founded by Theatre impresario Brendan Smith in 1957 and has, with the exception of two years, produced a season of international and Irish theatre each autumn.
Dublin Transportation Office The Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) is a government agency, formed in 1996, which provides transport and land use advise to organisations operating in the Greater Dublin Area. It has relatively limited powers and is not a full transport authority.
Dublin Tutorial Centre The Dublin Tutorial Centre is located in the historic area of Upper Mount Street, only a few doors down from the 'Pepper Cannister' church. This Tutorial Centre is the only Centre which offers A levels in Ireland.
Dublin University (constituency) Dublin University is a university constituency in Ireland, which has been used to elect members of various legislative bodies including currently Seanad Éireann. Alternative names are University of Dublin or Trinity College, Dublin, after the institute it represents.
Dublin University Football Club Dublin University Football Club is Trinity College, Dublin's Rugby Union club. The Club was established in 1854 and has a strong claim to be the World's oldest football club (of any code) with a well-documented, continuous history.
Dublin University Players Dublin University Players (also known as DU Players or simply Players) is the only student theatre society in Trinity College, Dublin. It is one of the largest societies in the University, and also one of the most prolific theatre groups in Ireland, staging between 40 and 50 productions each year in its own studio theatre located in the Samuel Beckett Centre.
Dublin University Publications Committee The Trinity Publications Committee, known informally as Pubs, is an independent capitated body of Dublin University. It publishes Trinity News, a broadsheet newspaper, Icarus, a literary magazine, Miscellany, a social & political commentary, and Piranha!
Dublin West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 52,676 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaà Dála (TDs).
Dublin Writers Museum The Dublin Writers Museum was opened in November 1991 at No 18, Parnell Square, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The museum occupies an original 18th-century house, which accommodates the museum rooms, library, gallery and administration area.
Dublin Youth Theatre Dublin Youth Theatre, or DYT, was founded in 1977 by Paddy O'Dwyer and is one of the oldest and largest youth theatres in Ireland and is based in a Georgian house on Upper Gardiner Street in the heart of the city. Prominent past members include Glen Barry (Van Wilder 2: Rise of the Taj), Veronica Coburn (Barabbas), Aoife Moriarty, Kevin Sherwin (Dublin Gospel Choir) and Brona C.
Dublin Zoo Dublin Zoo, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, is the largest zoo in Ireland and one of Dublin's most popular attractions. Founded in 1830 it is the fourth oldest zoo in the world, after Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna, London Zoo, and the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
Dublin, Paterson Dublin a former neighborhood in Paterson, New Jersey is the area that makes up Little Lima and Little Italy today. Dublin was Paterson's first distinct neighborhood that grew up around the mills along the east bank of the Passaic River in Downtown Paterson.
Dublin/Pleasanton - SFO/Millbrae Line The Dublin/Pleasanton - SFO/Millbrae Line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area consists of 22 metro stations from Dublin and Pleasanton to Millbrae. It passes through Castro Valley, San Leandro, Oakland, San Francisco, Daly City, Colma, South San Francisco, San Bruno, and serves San Francisco International Airport.
Dubliner cheese Dubliner is a sweet mature cheese (aged over twelve months) manufactured by Carbery and marketed internationally under the auspices of the Irish Dairy Board under the Kerrygold brand. The cheese is named after the city of Dublin, and has a robust flavour, with a light distinctive tang; it pairs well with apples and grapes, or a well-balanced red wine.
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