Dublin City Noise is the place to go for information and updates about environmental noise exposure and sound level measurements in Dublin.
- View live readings from sound level monitors.
- See how sound level trends have changed over time.
- Compare locations to map sound level readings.
- Find out more about how noise pollution is managed in the region.
Why Manage Noise Pollution In Dublin?
To minimise the effect that noise pollution has on people as they go about their daily lives. To do this, we consider the source of sounds and the number of people likely to be affected
What counts as noise?
The biggest sources of environmental noise pollution in Dublin are from traffic (road, rail, and air) and large industrial activities. Noise pollution tends to come from long term or permanent sources.
As annoying as they can be at the time, they are not caused by long term activities and so are not thought of as noise pollution.
About Dublin City Noise
Noise is measured throughout Dublin and the data is organised by decibels and visible online. The website is managed by Sonitus Systems, a provider of noise monitoring instrumentation to regulatory authorities.
Visit www.dublincitynoise.com (DCC) and www.dublin-noise.sonitussystems.com (wider Dublin area ) and to check the data for your area. The data is colour coded, with blue being noisy and yellow is not. You can search by day, by month, by location. And there is also an API interface for developers as well.
“The Dublin Sound Monitoring Network helps us manage the effect of noise pollution on daily life and the Dublin City Noise website lets people check environmental noise levels in their own neighbourhoods” Brian Mcmanus, Head of Traffic Noise and Air Quality Dublin City Council