Politics
Administratively, Donabate is in Fingal, which is also known as North County Dublin. The Donabate-Portrane peninsula is in the Swords ward (or local electoral area, to give it its official title). The Swords ward is numerically the largest in Fingal county and elects five county councillors to Fingal County Council. In terms of national elections, the Donabate Portrane peninsula is in the Dublin North constituency, which sends four Teachta Dála to Dáil Éireann.
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Lambay from the Donabate Portrane Cliff Walk
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Smyths Donabate village
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Donabate Beach
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Broadmeadow Estuary in Winter
Donabate Portrane Community Council is the community council for the Donabate Portrane Peninsula.
Donabate Portrane Community and Leisure Centre is the area's newest public building, that opened in 2001. The town has an active Chamber of Commerce, Scout Group (63rd Dublin 14th Port Donabate), and two soccer clubs (St. Ita's A.F.C and Portrane Athletic), a G.A.A club (St. Patrick's), a Karate club, a Tae-Kwon Do club, a snooker club, a Historical and Folklore Society, Tidy Towns Committee, a Bridge club, a Community centre and many more groups.
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