--- title: "Why We Built This Website | Coolock Village" description: "The Coolock Village regeneration effort now has a permanent home online. Here is what the site does and why it exists." canonical_url: "https://coolockvillage.ie/news/welcome/" template: "raw-page" schema_type: "NewsArticle" date_published: "2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z" date_modified: "2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z" --- Coolock Village Dublin 5 Ireland info@coolockvillage.ie Community-led civic action, local business, reporting, and regeneration hub for Coolock Village, Dublin 5. coolockvillage.ie www.facebook.com www.instagram.com www.wikidata.org Permalink to Why We Built This Website news Back to Updates - - Share News / 15 January 2025 / 3 min read # Why We Built This Website The Coolock Village regeneration effort now has a permanent home online. Here is what the site does and why it exists. Author Coolock Village Regeneration Project Updated 15 January 2025 Discussion Open Bottom line ## Article summary The Coolock Village regeneration effort now has a permanent home online. Here is what the site does and why it exists. Most people in Dublin 5 know the wider area by its broad district name, not as Coolock Village with its own Main Street, its own businesses, and its own history stretching back to an Early Christian ecclesiastical settlement associated with St. Brendan of Clonfert. That gap between what Coolock Village actually is and how it appears on maps and in the public imagination is part of the reason this website exists. ## What the site does This is the digital home for the Coolock Village Regeneration Project, a resident-led effort to improve the village core along Main Street (R107) in Dublin 5. The site serves three practical purposes: #### Honest record-keeping Every initiative we pursue, from the Section 38 traffic proposal to EV charging research, is documented here with verifiable references. If we cite a zoning code (Z3 Neighbourhood Centre), you can check the source yourself. #### Local business visibility Our business directory lists 36 businesses operating in and around the village, from Fabio’s Pizza to Poball Parnell GAA. If your business is missing or needs its opening hours updated, let us know. #### Community coordination Upcoming events, grant deadlines, and planning notices all live here. Planning applications have observation windows measured in weeks, so the online record needs to be clear, current, and easy to check from home. ## What the site does not do It does not sell anything. It does not collect personal data beyond what Cloudflare provides for basic analytics. There is no login, no account, and no tracking pixels. If we ever change that, it will be stated clearly in plain language on the site. ## The name question Coolock Village is recorded as Sraidbhaile na Culoige in the Streetnames Database of Ireland (Sraidainm.ie). It is zoned as a distinct Neighbourhood Centre under the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028. The Map Problem Many digital maps use the broader district label without distinguishing the village core. One of the quieter goals of this project is to fix that. Our About page includes copy-paste templates for submitting corrections to Google Maps, Apple Maps, and OpenStreetMap. Taking 5 minutes to submit an edit goes a long way. ## What comes next We publish updates as things happen, not on a content calendar. When the Section 38 traffic consultation opens, you will find the details here. When a grant deadline approaches, we will flag it. When a planning application affects the village, we will document it. If you want to contribute, head to Get Involved . There is no membership fee and no obligation. Show up when you can. C Coolock Village Regeneration Project Community Initiative ## In this update - What the site does - What the site does not do - The name question - What comes next - - ## Share this update WhatsApp Facebook Mastodon post Email - Copy link ## Filed under - #announcement - #website - #community - #coolock-village Keep reading ## More from Coolock Village News ### Keeping the Village Directory Accurate 26 Feb 2026 / 3 min News ### Dublin's 2026 Community Fund: Ideas for Coolock Village 25 Jan 2026 / 3 min News ### How Community Funding Works for Coolock Village 24 Jan 2026 / 4 min Older The Main Street Issues We Are Tracking Newer Traffic and Parking on Main Street: The Problem Nobody Designed All updates ---