Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland — Attraction in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

i used to study in dublin and have often visited since. this masjid was the primarily masjid i would visit apart from the dublin mosque on south circular road. i used to really love it. it’s very beautiful and clean. there are often activities and there is a library on site where you can study or do work as you like. it’s truly a community space. the restaurant and shop are truly provisions that are inviting to the community and show this is more than just a place of worship, it’s a place of community.

however! the management has been … difficult in my recent visits. i’m not someone who often visits masajid when i am not in prayer, but last ramadan i was in the upstairs women’s musallah when a woman who had authority from the masjid violently grabbed me by arm and yanked me out after finding out i was not in prayer. the room was not full, nor was i in anyone’s way. i was simply waiting for my friends to finish taraweeh as i was staying with them. this came at the opinion of the imam. i’ve never experienced this at any masjid i’ve ever been to subhanAllah.

i think management at the masjid tends to be mildly aggressive and stern, which i wish could be kinder and within good faith. the entire situation has made me anxious about ever visiting the masjid again as i felt extremely humiliated and never received an apology from the woman for how...

Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland (the Clonskeagh mosque in Dublin, the largest mosque in Ireland) is a reactionary, conservative mosque that is apparently linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. In 1992 Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Governor of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Industry in the United Arab Emirates, agreed to finance a piece of land including a building to house a school and later on agreed to sponsor the construction of an Islamic Centre on the same site.At the time, 4,000 Muslims lived in Ireland. Construction of the ICCI began in 1994 and it was officially opened on November 16th 1996 by President Mary Robinson and Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum. It is located next to University College Dublin. The mosque and cultural centre include a main prayer hall, a restaurant, a library, meeting rooms, mortuary facilities, Nurul Huda Qur'anic school, youth club room, events hall for sporting activities/conferences, administrative offices and a shop. A primary school is also located on the premises.

The ICCI was designed by the Irish architect firm, Michael Collins & Associates. The layout is based on a square divided into nine smaller squares, with the mosque placed in the centre. The building is a steel frame structure with brick infill and is detailed with...

In 1992 Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (deputy ruler of Dubai) agreed to sponsor the construction and operation of the ICCI to provide new facilities for the Dublin Muslim community. A 4-acre site was purchased including a training-centre that had previously been a school. In 1993, this became the location of the Muslim National School. Construction of the Islamic Cultural Centre began in 1993. On November 16th1996, the Centre was officially opened by President Mary Robinson and Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Since then, the Islamic Cultural Centre evolved, by Allah’s Will, into a distinguished landmark and an elite Islamic edifice not only in Ireland but in...