The Dublin City Business Improvement District (BID) was established by businesses in the Parnell Street to Stephen’s Green area of Dublin City Centre in 2008. Its role is to enhance the appeal of the city centre as a place for shopping, recreation and business development. It achieves its objectives through programmes of enhanced street cleaning, graffiti removal, security co-operation, marketing and events. International research confirms that enhancements in the physical environment and favourable impressions of personal safety create an impetus for economic confidence and prosperity. It is the Dublin City BID’s aim to replicate this experience in Dublin City Centre.

About the Restaurants Association of Ireland

The Restaurants Association of Ireland was formed in 1970 with the initial goal of forming a strong lobby that would represent the industry at Government level on current issues of importance on taxation, and restaurant liquor licensing in particular. The Association has had many successes over the years particularly in the areas of taxation, licensing, standards, curriculum development both at Irish Government level and also at European level. The RAI now represents in excess of 600 members with establishments representing fine dining, casual dining, ethnic, family, coffee shops, hotel and pub restaurants.

Founded in 1937, the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) is the national organisation of the hotel and guesthouse industry in Ireland. The primary functions of the Federation are to promote and defend the interests of its members. The IHF represents almost 1,000 hotels and guesthouses nationwide, employing over 57,000 people and is a key stakeholder in the Irish tourism sector.

About Dublin Tourism

Dublin has an extraordinary choice of activities for visitors.  Our goal is to make it easier for visitors to get the most our of their time here by offering the most comprehensive visitor information and services – either by way of personal service from our travel advisers and printed materials in our four tourist information offices (Dublin Tourism Centre in Suffolk Street, O’Connell Street, Dublin Airport and Dun Laoghaire) or with electronic information at www.visitdublin.com