Why so many local councils?

Because Ireland's open data programme has had strong uptake among local authorities, and councils hold the operational data — planning, roads, amenities — that residents most often want.

How often does it change?

Continuously. Some datasets update daily, others annually, and the feed is ordered by whichever changed most recently.

Yes. It comes from data.gov.ie, refreshed through this site's pipeline. Nothing is invented or simulated, and if the source cannot be reached the saver reports that instead of drawing something plausible.

Does it cost anything or need an account?

No. Every screensaver here is free, runs in the browser and needs no sign-up. This one uses a public API that requires no key.

Ireland, Published Screensaver

The Ireland, Published screensaver streams datasets from Ireland's national open data portal in update order, with the publishing organisation alongside. It runs in the browser with nothing to install; press ESC to exit.

How the Ireland, Published screensaver works

The saver reads data.gov.ie, refreshed through this site's pipeline.

No account and no key: the request goes straight from your browser, or from this site's own refreshed copy of the feed where the source does not permit browser access.

Values are drawn on a canvas that resizes with the window, so it works on a laptop or a wall display.

If the source is unreachable the saver says so on screen rather than showing stale numbers as though they were current.

A worked example

Each row names a dataset and the body that published it. The feed is dominated by local authorities rather than central government, which gives it an unusually granular texture — a county council's parking data, a city's tree register, a borough's planning applications. It is the state visible at the level people actually meet it.

Settings & tips

Accent and Background recolour the display without changing the data.
Add it to a Multi-view grid to watch it alongside other live savers.
Press ESC at any time to leave fullscreen.

Frequently asked questions

Why so many local councils?: Because Ireland's open data programme has had strong uptake among local authorities, and councils hold the operational data — planning, roads, amenities — that residents most often want.
How often does it change?: Continuously. Some datasets update daily, others annually, and the feed is ordered by whichever changed most recently.
Is this real data?: Yes. It comes from data.gov.ie, refreshed through this site's pipeline. Nothing is invented or simulated, and if the source cannot be reached the saver reports that instead of drawing something plausible.
Does it cost anything or need an account?: No. Every screensaver here is free, runs in the browser and needs no sign-up. This one uses a public API that requires no key.

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