Dublin City Council has opened its newest library branch in Finglas.

Formerly an An Post sorting office, the new library is located at the centre of the village on Seamus Ennis Road and replaces the former branch in the Finglas Village Centre.

The newly constructed library has plenty of books and other materials, as well as places to read, study, meet and work.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daithí de Róiste said: "I am delighted to mark the official opening of the new public library for Finglas. Libraries are vital public spaces at the heart of their communities. This new library is a modern, universally accessible community space, and I look forward to seeing the exciting new services that the library service will deliver for the people of Finglas.

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"I am pleased to see that the project approach has been to retain and upcycle an existing, vacant building instead of knocking it down and re-building, taking a low energy approach and contributing to Dublin City’s sustainability objectives."

The Chief Executive, Richard Shakespeare stated: "Delivering a new community library for the people of Finglas has been a long standing ambition for the City. This project has delivered on that ambition, providing much needed, free, open and universally accessible spaces for all. Finglas is the first in a series of new and refurbished libraries that will be delivered by the City Council over the coming years."