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data.gov.ie 'How To' Guides

29 Eanáir 2026

Below are links to easy to follow, step-by-step guides for public users and publishers on data.gov.ie. The guides are provided on a platform called Tango. By clicking on “Guide Me” button right below the heading of each guide, the user can get a live...

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Open Data Training - Spring 2026 Courses

9 Eanáir 2026

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. The Open Data Team in the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digtialisation are proud to partner with the Institute of Public Adminsitration to deliver an...

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Ireland a leader in Open Data Maturity in Europe

5 Eanáir 2026

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. Ireland has again placed in the top 5 performers, out of 36 countries, in the 2025 EU Open Data Maturity Assessment rankings. Ireland ranks 5th overall and 4th among EU-27 countries with a maturity score...

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Superset Dashboards now on data.gov.ie

23 Meán Fómhair 2025

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. Ireland's national Open Data portal, data.gov.ie, makes public data more accessible, insightful, and actionable. A new feature that integrates Apache Superset directly into the platform is being rolled...

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New Features on data.gov.ie

3 Meán Fómhair 2025

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. Site-Wide Search & FAQ Page Now Live! We’re excited to announce two new enhancements to data.gov.ie that makes exploring Ireland’s Open Data easier and more intuitive. Site-Wide Search, finding pages and...

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How to Use the CEIST Tool on data.gov.ie

23 Iúil 2025

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. CEIST is Ireland’s Open Data Community Education and Support Tool. It is available to publishers on data.gov.ie and is designed to foster collaboration where publishers can connect to exchange best...

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What is SPARQL?

14 Iúil 2025

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. SPARQL, pronounced “sparkle”, is a technology that allows for querying and manipulating data stored in RDF format. SPARQL, or Simple Protocol and RDF (Resource Description Framework) Query Language, was...

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CRO Open Data Portal

17 Meitheamh 2025

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. In late 2024, the Companies Registration Office (CRO) launched an innovative Open Data Portal, sharing national company registration data and company financial statements in compliance with the Open Data...

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Smart Dublin's Active Travel Dashboard

27 Feabhra 2025

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. In February 2024, Smart Dublin hosted an active travel & data workshop. They brought together key stakeholders from the four Dublin Local Authorities, academia and the National Transport Authority to...

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Green and Social Hours Latest Developments

12 Feabhra 2025

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. In 2022, the Open Data Unit launched a framework for procurement of technical services for general data management and Open Data publishing. This technical framework is currently managed by the Office of...

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Ireland Continued Excellence in the 2024 Open Data Maturity Report

28 Eanáir 2025

Authors: Derilinx Ireland Continued Excellence in the 2024 Open Data Maturity Report Ireland continues to excel in the Open Data Maturity Report, securing a top spot in the 2024 edition. Discover how Ireland’s comprehensive policies, robust portal,...

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FOCUS ON THE OPEN DATA ENGAGEMENT FUND: SOCIAL PATTERN DECODED – A DATA ART PROJECT

9 Deireadh Fómhair 2024

In this series, we are taking a closer look at some of our recent Engagement Fund 2023/2024 winners. This month, Burcin Yazgi Walsh tells us about her project, which created a digital data art exhibition using open data. This digital exhibition...

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Open Data Formats

3 Meán Fómhair 2024

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. While data published in any format can be considered Open Data if associated with an Open Licence, the type of data format used can have significant implications for the usability of the data. One way to...

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High-value Datasets Best Practices Report

1 Iúil 2024

"In an era of digital transformation, the European Union is at the forefront of unlocking the potential of public sector data, with high-value datasets (HVDs) being particularly impactful due to their substantial social and economic benefits. As...

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Kildare County Council's HACKTHECLIMATE Hackathon

25 Meitheamh 2024

‘HACKTHECLIMATE’ Hackathon HACKTHECLIMATE took place at the end of February 2024 in MERITS innovation thinkspace, Naas and was a collaboration between the Innovation & Climate action teams in Kildare County Council and MERITS Tech Hub. It saw...

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Impact of Hospital Waiting List Data Collection and Publication

24 Meitheamh 2024

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. This report explores the impact of collecting, collating, and publishing data on hospital waiting lists in Ireland. Specifically, it focuses on the Open Data report for Inpatient and Outpatient...

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DUBLINBIKES MOVEMENT OVER TIME

18 Meitheamh 2024

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. Smart Dublin has recently revamped its open data for two of the bike share schemes operating in the Dublin region; Moby and Bleeper. This article delves into the impact unlocked through the new open...

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Focus on the Open Data Engagement Fund - Addressing Open Data Quality Challenges in Transport/Mobility Catalogue

17 Meitheamh 2024

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. In this series, we are taking a closer look at some of our recent Engagement Fund 2023/2024 winners. This month, Sana Kiran and Markus Helfert of Maynooth University tell us about their project that dives...

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Focus on the Open Data Engagement Fund : European Peatlands and Policies Open Data

20 Bealtaine 2024

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. Author: Niall Ó Brolcháin In spite of the orange weather warning in Galway on Saturday the 6th of April, the European Peatlands and Policies Open Data Mapathon 2024 in the University of Galway was a huge...

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Green and Social Hours

23 Aibreán 2024

The Green and Social Hours Initiative: Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. In 2022, the Open Data Unit, in the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery, and Reform, developed a framework for procurement of technical services for...

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Open Data Training

18 Aibreán 2024

Are you compliant with the EU Open Data Directive? Open data has evolved from a best practice process into a legal requirement for all public sector organisations throughout Ireland. It’s crucial that public sector organisations fully understand and...

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data.gov.ie 'How To' Guides

Open Data Training - Spring 2026 Courses

Ireland a leader in Open Data Maturity in Europe

Superset Dashboards now on data.gov.ie

New Features on data.gov.ie

How to Use the CEIST Tool on data.gov.ie

What is SPARQL?

CRO Open Data Portal

Smart Dublin's Active Travel Dashboard

Green and Social Hours Latest Developments

Ireland Continued Excellence in the 2024 Open Data Maturity Report

FOCUS ON THE OPEN DATA ENGAGEMENT FUND: SOCIAL PATTERN DECODED – A DATA ART PROJECT

Open Data Formats

High-value Datasets Best Practices Report

Kildare County Council's HACKTHECLIMATE Hackathon

Impact of Hospital Waiting List Data Collection and Publication

DUBLINBIKES MOVEMENT OVER TIME

Focus on the Open Data Engagement Fund - Addressing Open Data Quality Challenges in Transport/Mobility Catalogue

Focus on the Open Data Engagement Fund : European Peatlands and Policies Open Data

Green and Social Hours

Open Data Training

data.gov.ie 'How To' Guides

Open Data Training - Spring 2026 Courses

Ireland a leader in Open Data Maturity…

Superset Dashboards now on data.gov.ie

New Features on data.gov.ie

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