29-590: North Dublin may refer to: Geography [ edit ] Northside, Dublin , the part of Dublin city north of the River Liffey Fingal , the north part of County Dublin Parliamentary constituencies [ edit ] North Dublin (UK Parliament constituency) , 1885 to 1922 Dublin North (Dáil constituency) , 1923 to 1937 and 1981 to 2016 Topics referred to by
58-513: A local government area established in 1994. While it is sometimes regarded as less wealthy than the city's Southside , the Northside was originally the home of the city's upper classes and the more privileged of the two. Today, some of the wealthiest areas in Ireland, such as Malahide , Howth , Clontarf , and Castleknock , lie north of the river. Not being an administrative area, the Northside
87-532: A more fashionable at 17 Rutland Square later in the century. Until its renovation in the early 21st Century, the square was lined with inner city 'farm yards' housing livestock. In 1964 Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor spent time here, as Burton worked on the film set in Smithfield for the film adaptation of John le Carré 's novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold . Smithfield featured as Checkpoint Charlie in
116-588: A number of unfinished and unoccupied commercial units at Smithfield Market have created a highly visible reminder of the economic and community challenges still to be addressed in this historic part of Dublin. Smithfield Luas stop is on the Red Line , which skirts the square to the south, providing a convenient link to the nearby city centre, or to the far south of the city, to Tallaght or Saggart. Several hotels are situated in Smithfield Square itself. The biggest
145-565: A prefix beginning D01, and Dublin 11 having a prefix beginning D11, etc. The outer edges of the Northside within the city and Fingal also contain all but one of the K Eircode areas. Swords , for example, is in Dublin K67, whereas Malahide is in the K36 area. The single exception to the rule is Lucan , which is in south-west Dublin and is designated as Dublin K78. Another quirk of the postal district system on
174-625: A year and this also established some new rules and regulations. The main causes for the change were some violent incidents and objections of nearby residents who are uncomfortable with its atmosphere, noise, perceptions of animal abuse and neglect. The Smithfield Horse Fair continues to draw heavy and sustained criticism from a wide range of sources, including the Garda Síochána and the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( DSPCA ), legal difficulties in closing down and/or moving away
203-452: Is an area on the Northside of Dublin , Ireland . Its focal point is a public square, formerly an open market and common , now officially called Smithfield Plaza, but known locally as Smithfield Square or Smithfield Market. Historically, Smithfield formed the western part of Oxmantown and lay close to Oxmantown Green. Originally, Smithfield lay within the civil parish of St. Paul's, and
232-523: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Northside, Dublin The Northside ( Irish : Taobh Ó Thuaidh ) in an informal but commonly used term to describe the part of the city of Dublin that lies to the north of the River Liffey , and extending into part of North County Dublin . The part outside the city is within the county of Fingal ,
261-699: Is the largest cinema in Ireland with seventeen screens, while the Savoy , located on O'Connell Street and operated by IMC , is one of Ireland's oldest cinemas. Institutions of higher education include the Grangegorman Campus of Technological University Dublin , the newest university established in Dublin, and Dublin City University , with its campus located primarily in Glasnevin and Drumcondra. State bodies based on
290-611: Is variously defined. It generally includes those parts of Dublin city that lie north of the River Liffey. County Dublin settlements north of the M50 motorway, such as Swords and Malahide, which have developed into suburbs of Dublin city, are usually included. James Joyce set several of the Dubliners stories on the Northside, reflecting his childhood sojourns in Drumcondra and Fairview. Among
319-655: The Howth peninsula). Traditionally, Dublin postal districts on the Northside begin with odd numbers, while those on the Southside begin with even numbers. For example, O'Connell Street is in Dublin 1 , whereas the outer suburb of Ballymun is in Dublin 11. An exception is the Phoenix Park , which is on the Northside but is part of Dublin 8 . The reason for this is explained by historian Pat Liddy : "Long before there were postal codes,
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#1732852623618348-525: The James's Street Postal Sorting Office looked after the Phoenix Park, because it was considered to be closer and more convenient than Phibsborough. James's Street continued in this role when the postal codes were introduced, so Dublin 8 it had to be." The Eircode system adopted for all postal addresses in Ireland in 2014 adapted the old postal districts for addresses in Dublin, with addresses in Dublin 1 having
377-534: The 1960s) of the names being of long heritage, though until recently many were rural townlands . Some are distinct suburbs or villages; others are parts of larger areas: The area is administered both by Dublin City Council (formerly Dublin Corporation) and Fingal County Council , responsible for 84% and 16% respectively of the land area which lies inside the M50 motorway and north of the River Liffey (excluding
406-804: The Northside include Met Éireann (the national meteorological office), the Central Fisheries Board , Enterprise Ireland (the national enterprise and trade board), the National Standards Authority of Ireland , Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland , the Marine Institute , the Department of Defence , the Department of Education , and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage . Smithfield, Dublin Smithfield ( Irish : Margadh na Feirme , meaning 'Farm Market')
435-559: The Northside is that the town of Clonee in Dublin's neighbouring County Meath has the Eircode of D15. An example of an address including the traditional Dublin postal district An example of an address from outside the traditional postal districts: Well-known places and sights on the Northside include: Major transport hubs include Connolly Station , Busáras (the national central bus station) and Dublin Airport . The main shopping area in
464-629: The area around Smithfield Square they comprise the main Liffey river frontage of Dublin 7 . Recent commercial, residential and cultural developments led to the area becoming newly fashionable in the first decade of the 21st century. However, most notably in the period 2008 to 2010, stagnation set in as developments stalled and the Irish economy/property market nose-dived once the post-Celtic Tiger economic recession struck. The significant issues of variable apartment occupancy rates, coupled with closed retail spaces and
493-653: The area. These range from the Prison Probation Services through to the Family Court and the Law Society of Ireland , amongst others, with Smithfield and Smithfield Market situated in convenient proximity to Dublin's legal/prosecution hub of The Four Courts. The area is known for the historical horse market which is held on the first Sunday of March and September. The Horse Fair used to take place every month. A bye-law passed on 14 January 2013 reduced it to twice
522-413: The city centre to the south, East Wall to the east and Phibsboro to the west. The Northside includes Dublin city centre north of the Liffey, of whose many streets some are noted below, and districts such as Smithfield and Summerhill. Some older districts, such as Oxmantown, no longer exist. Beyond the centre, areas of the Northside include those listed below, most (at least two names were invented in
551-404: The market, coupled with its centuries-old heritage, have left the city council and the horse fair defenders locked in an ongoing battle without any clear resolution ahead. The old Jameson Distillery Chimney tower, and its observation deck, reopened to the public in 2018 after a prolonged closure, however, it has to be accessed via 244 steps rather than the lift as before. The Light House Cinema
580-509: The more recent best-selling writers to have written extensively about the Northside are Dermot Bolger and Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle , who set several of his novels in the fictional Northside area of Barrytown. The soap opera Fair City is set in Carrigstown, a fictional suburb within Dublin's Northside. According to the RTÉ Guide , Carrigstown is bounded by Drumcondra to the north,
609-471: The movie. Smithfield was rejuvenated under the HARP (Historic Area Rejuvenation Plan). An architectural competition was held and won by McGarry NiEanaigh Architects in 1997. The restoration involved lifting more than 400,000 one-hundred-and-twenty-year-old cobblestones, cleaning them by hand and re-laying them. Contemporary architecture and twelve 26.5 metre gas lighting masts, each with a 2-metre flame, now flank
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#1732852623618638-735: The north inner city, and the busiest shopping street in Ireland, is Henry Street / Mary Street , just off O'Connell Street. Three of the five city-centre shopping centres are located on the Northside: the Jervis Shopping Centre , the Ilac Centre /Moore Street Mall, and the Irish Life Shopping Mall, along with Dublin's largest out-of-town centre, at Blanchardstown, and others at Swords, Coolock, Charlestown in northern Finglas, and Donaghmede. The Cineworld ( UGC ) cinema on Parnell Street
667-421: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title North Dublin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Dublin&oldid=1165477597 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
696-399: The site has not developed as a Western IFSC as had been originally anticipated (in reference to the city's main financial hub to the east and its related significant white-collar professional residential zones), the plaza is providing a convenient through route for local residents as well as for a number of professionals and users of a range of court and legal-related services and buildings in
725-464: The square. Although the flames are rarely lit, the lighting mast shades can at times be seen in different colours, reflecting cultural events throughout the year. For example, they change to a vivid green shade as part of St Patrick's Day celebrations and were changed to rainbow colours for the opening night of the 2015 GAZE International LGBT Film Festival at Smithfield's Light House Cinema. Smithfield has held many horse fields for hundreds of years and
754-677: The suburb of Grangegorman to the north. Notable landmarks include the Old Jameson Whiskey Distillery and the Observation Tower. Smithfield Market was laid out in its current form in the mid-17th century as a marketplace close to the site of the former Oxmantown Green. It remained mainly a market and commercial area with one of the few aristocratic houses in the area being for the Thomas Taylour, 1st Earl of Bective and constructed in 1738 however he ultimately moved on to
783-588: The tradition still continues today. Horse fairs take place every first Sunday of each month. The smell of horses can still be experienced at Smithfield at the Horse Market. And the sight and sounds on these Sundays give an impression of what Smithfield was once like, with a number of surrounding alleys and laneways bearing obscure names relating to the equine heritage of the site. The square was used to hold several concerts after its renovation but these were discontinued following complaints from local residents . Although
812-599: Was resurrected in May 2008 in Smithfield Square, after it had closed its doors on Abbey Street on 27 September 1996. Smithfield is home to the Dublin District Children Court, where defendants under the age of 18 are usually dealt with. Smithfield may include the satellite, and developing, Museum district to the west, and the Four Courts district to the east. These districts are largely residential and combined with
841-645: Was served by the Church of Ireland St. Paul's Church , on North King Street, now the SPADE Business Centre, and the Catholic St. Paul's Church , on Arran Quay, now used by the Catholic Youth Council, and Mission Ministry. The area known as Smithfield roughly incorporates the area bounded by the River Liffey to the south, Bow Street to the east, Queen Street to the west, and North Brunswick Street in
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