Dublin City Council Dublin Winter Lights Merrion Square Park 2023

All tickets go on sale 10th November 2023. This year, Dublin City Council Dublin Winter Lights at Merrion Square Park brings playfulness, interactivity, lighting, projection and stories to life in Dublin’s iconic Georgian Square. With epic new light features throughout the Park, gather your loved ones, family and friends to experience Merrion Square Park like you have […]

‘Dublin Winter Lights’ returns to Merrion Square Park

Dublin City Council is delighted to announce the return of the dazzling ‘Dublin Winter Lights’ to Merrion Square Park. The lighting installations will run from December 1st to December 22nd. The Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy says, “I am delighted to see the return of Dublin Winter Lights at Merrion Square Park. Almost 40 […]

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Projection on the Custom House

After a successful first year, Dublin City Council’s Winter Lights returns to illuminate the magic of Dublin this December. Every evening, from December 1st to January 1st, at sunset to 2am, 14 locations around the city will be transformed with custom projections and lighting displays. Projections will illuminate the facades of buildings including City Hall, […]

Dublin Winter Lights Will Run on Vegetable Oil Generators

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Reduced operating hours for lights and the use of vegetable oil generators are both on the cards for Dublin this Christmas. They’re among efforts being made to cut costs and carbon, under the four council’s ‘Winter Lights Initiative’. According to the Irish Times, lighting on some public buildings and bridges will be operated using hydro-treated […]

Dublin Winter Lights brings festive cheer to 16 locations across city

Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy at the launch of Dublin Winter Lights at the Millennium Bridge. Pic: Conor McCabe Photography

Christmas lights on sixteen iconic locations across the city have been officially switched on as part of Dublin Winter Lights. The colourful displays and projections will remain on until January 1, and include the Spire, the Samuel Beckett Bridge and Merrion Square Park. For the first time, there will be a viking boat lit up […]

Dublin Winter Lights to be powered by vegetable oil generators

Lights on Samuel Beckett bridge

According to Dublin City Council, the power used to light The Spire is comparable to that used in a domestic iron. The Dublin Winter Lights will be partly powered by vegetable oil generators this year. The annual exhibit has lit up 16 locations around the city with colourful projections and light displays. The Spire has […]

Dublin’s Winter Lights to be partly powered by batteries to reduce strain on energy grid

Dublin Winter Lights 2022

DUBLIN’S CHRISTMAS LIGHTS will be partly powered by batteries this year to reduce strain on the electricity grid. For the third year, Dublin City Council’s ‘Winter Lights’ installations and projections will have generators that use hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as their fuel source. HVO is an alternative to diesel fuel. Sixteen locations around the city […]

Dublin’s winter lights shine with low-energy batteries

The Spire will also be lit for the first time, using only as much energy as a domestic iron. Dublin’s winter lights were officially switched on last night and will remain on until January 1st. Sixteen locations around the city will be lit up by Dublin City Council, including the Spire for the first time, […]

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