Our MRUP students had an insightful field trip to Gorey, Co. Wexford!
A huge thank you to Senior Planner Diarmuid Houston (Wexford County Council's Planning Department) for a fantastic presentation on the developments and forward planning shaping the future of Gorey. #Planning #UCD #Gorey #Wexford

Congratulations to our most recent graduates from the MRUP, MSc UDP, and BScCPEP programs. We can't wait to see the mark you make on the world as the next generation of planning professionals and leaders.
#UrbanPlanning #UCDPlanning #UCDGraduation

Came across this fantastic initiative, the use of gaming to get kids to design the future of Dundrum through a Minecraft replica of Dundrum (22-23 August 2025, Dundrum Library). For those interested, check out the website: dundrumbydesign.ie.
#CommunityPlanning #CollaborativePlanning #Dundrum

Well done to Dr. Mohammad Reza Tavangar for chairing the Planning and Law session and presenting on The Rule of Law in the Planning System—A View on the Global South at the AESOP Planning Conference 2025 in Istanbul, Türkiye (7-11 July). #UCDPlanning #UrbanPlanning #PlanningLaw

@ucdplanning.bsky.social very own Dr. Jon-Paul Faulkner presenting on Governance for Bioeconomy Planning at AESOP Planning Conference 2025 in Istanbul, Türkiye (7-11 July 2025). #Bioeconomy #PlanningForTheFuture

Today, we honour the careers of Dr. Brendan Williams, Dr. Derry O’Connell, & Dr. Berna Grist as we celebrate their retirement. Together, they've put in over 60 years of exceptional work at @ucdplanning.bsky.social. Can’t wait to see what’s next for these remarkable minds. #UCDPlanning #UrbanPlanning

Congratulations to UCD Planning Prof. Caterina Villani for presenting her research on integrating GenAI Street Experiments for training future transport planners at the Irish Transport Research Network conference. #AI #UCDPlanning #UrbanDesign #FutureOfTransport

Thrilled to see UCD Planning Prof. Francesco Pilla deliver a fantastic keynote at the opening of the Irish Transport Research Network conference, showcasing his incredible work on the Bike Library. #BikeLibrary #UCDEnergyInstitute #SustainableTransport

Our 2nd year @ucdplanning.bsky.social students have been hard at work on their local plan project. Many thanks to the brilliant staff of @fingal.ie & Our Balbriggan who recently hosted a visit to Balbriggan. The inspiring work happening in Balbriggan is truly impressive!

UCD Planning School would like to congratulate Mark Scott @markscott-ucd.bsky.social and other contributors (John Sturzaker, Nick Gallent, Gavin Parker, Amy Burnett, Ian Mell) in collaboration with @rtpiplanners.bsky.social, for their valuable contribution to rural planning. Well done.