The Irish Times has an interesting article here, discussing public/street art. The Irish government is apparently considering a Public Art Mural (Exempted Development) Bill, that would create a new planning exemption for large public murals. The artistic collective Subset was consulted on the wording of the legislation, as much of their work would be affected by it. A main concern is that the public art is not a commercial or political advertisement, or a referendum campaign and not in conflict with equality acts.
Presently, Dublin City Council needs to be consulted to get planning permission to paint a mural as it is considered a "development", which needs to be authorised. As stated in the article, "Subset has said it always receives permission from the relevant property owner in advance of painting, but not always from Dublin City Council. It said it does not believe current planning processes and procedures are a “suitable mechanism for the governance of the creation of public art, specifically murals”."
Have a look at the article to see what varying ideas artists, the public and the various councils have about public art. It's certainly not a straightforward idea. Of course, art has often caused discussions in the past, so there should be no surprise that street art is no different.
In TU Dublin, if you are interested in studying further about the topic of street art, have a look at the TU Dublin Library Catalogue. We have many books available to read on the subject, as shown in the images above.
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