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Clodagh Kingston is the director of Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, a divisional librarian (Acting) with Dublin City Libraries and a member of the libraries’ management team.

The Dublin UNESCO City of Literature office is managed by Dublin City Libraries, which is part of Dublin City Council’s Department of Culture, Community, Leisure and Area Services.  The bid for Dublin to become a City of Literature was submitted in 2010 by Dublin City Libraries with strong support from the literary sector. 

Resourced and funded by Dublin City Council, the Dublin UNESCO City of Literature office also receives funding for programmes from the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.