Greater Dublin Aurie

Dublin ceety Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Sooth Dublin Fingal Meath Kildare Wicklow

The Greater Dublin Aurie (GDA) (Erse: Mórcheantar Bhaile Átha Cliath), or simply Greater Dublin, is the ceety o Dublin an various coonties in the hinterland o the ceety in Ireland. The term itsel haes nae basis in law an nae local govrenment, depairtment o govrenment or agency o the state is boond bi the it. Popularly understood, the Greater Dublin Aurie includes the Dublin Region that is made up o the ceety o Dublin (that pairt o the caipital ceety athin the jurisdiction o Dublin City Council) plus three neebourin coonties; Sooth Dublin, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown an Fingal. It mey include the Mid-East Region, which abuts the Dublin Region. In this case it wad include the local govrenment auries o Coonty Meath, Coonty Kildare, an County Wicklow. While thir regions are pairt of "NUTS" seestem o the European Union, thare is no Eurostat recognition o the combined regions.