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Dublin
Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath1), is the capital and largest city of
the Republic of Ireland, located2 near the midpoint of Ireland's east
coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin
Region3. The city has served continually as Ireland's capital city since
mediæval times.
The term "Dublin Region" has become a substitute for the traditional
County Dublin, whilst "Greater Dublin Area" is accepted as including the
city and all of counties Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath,
South Dublin and Wicklow. The limits of the commuter belt stretch to a
much greater distance than either of these areas.
The population of the city proper was 495,781 at the census of 2002.
Beyond this, at the same census, the city and county population of the
Dublin Region was 1,122,821 whilst the Greater Dublin Area had a figure
of 1,565,446.
Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath1), is the capital and largest city of
the Republic of Ireland, located2 near the midpoint of Ireland's east
coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin
Region3. The city has served continually as Ireland's capital city since
mediæval times.
The term "Dublin Region" has become a substitute for the traditional
County Dublin, whilst "Greater Dublin Area" is accepted as including the
city and all of counties Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath,
South Dublin and Wicklow. The limits of the commuter belt stretch to a
much greater distance than either of these areas.
The population of the city proper was 495,781 at the census of 2002.
Beyond this, at the same census, the city and county population of the
Dublin Region was 1,122,821 whilst the Greater Dublin Area had a figure
of 1,565,446.
Culture
Dublin is a major cultural centre in Ireland.
Dublin is the origin of many prominent artists and writers such as James
Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, Bram Stoker, and Roddy Doyle.
Dubliners is a collection of short stories by James Joyce about
incidents and characters typical of residents of the city in the early
part of the 20th century. Ulysses, also by James Joyce, a novel set in
Dublin, is full of topographical detail and is both acclaimed and
controversial.
The National Print Museum of Ireland, the Irish Museum of Modern Art,
the National Gallery of Ireland, the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, the
Chester Beatty Library and three centers of the National Museum of
Ireland are located in Dublin.
Temple Bar is an important place for night life and often people from
Britain and beyond visit for the weekend.
Multicultural Dublin
Dublin has long had a sizeable number of immigrants especially from
Great Britain, the US, Australia, New Zealand, and continental Europe.
More recently Dublin has also attracted significant Nigerian, Chinese,
Korean, Indian, and Eastern European populations, largely attracted by
Ireland's economic success since the mid-1990's . Old and once run-down
streets have rapidly become busy 'ethnic districts', such as Moore
Street's transformation into 'Little Africa' and Parnell Street East's
into the city's de-facto 'Chinatown' and 'Asian Village'.
Northside vs Southside
Traditionally, a north versus south division has existed in Dublin with
the dividing line provided by the River Liffey. The Northside is
generally seen as working-class, while the Southside is seen as middle
and upper middle class. This is also reflected by Dublin postal
districts, with odd numbers being used for districts on the Northside,
e.g: Phibsboro is in D7, and even numbers for ones on the Southside,
e.g: Sandymount is in D4.
This division dates back centuries, certainly to the point when the Earl
of Kildare built his residence on the then less regarded Southside. When
asked why he was building on the South Side, he replied "Where I go,
fashion follows me", and indeed he was promptly followed by most other
Irish peers.
The Northside/Southside divide is punctuated by examples of Dublin
"sub-culture" stereotypes, with upper-middle class constituents seen as
tending towards an accent and demeanour synonymous with (but not
exclusive to) the D4 postcode on the Southside (see Dublin 4, Ross
O'Carroll-Kelly), and working-class Dubliners seen as tending towards
accents and demeanour associated with (but not exclusive to) Northside
and inner-city Dublin neighbourhoods. (see Scanger)
This simplification of economic and social communities in Dublin
("southside rich, liberal and snobby"/"northside poor, industrial and
common") does not survive more than a few real-world examples however.
For example, the President of Ireland's residence, Áras an Uachtaráin,
is on the Northside, although its postal district is D8, a Southside
number. Three of Dublin's wealthiest suburbs, Howth, Malahide, and
Castleknock are to be found on the Northside. The Southside similarly
has many working-class suburbs, like Tallaght, Palmerstown, Crumlin, and
Ballyfermot.
The economic divide in Dublin is more east-west than north-south (the
east side of the city generally being wealthier than the west side),
however many natives to Dublin prefer to use the physical barrier of the
river liffey to divide the city up into different socio-economic
groupings. In fact, a greater division in social terms is evident
between the coastal suburbs in the east of the city, both north and
south, and the newer developments further to the west, though this too
is only a rough guide.
Public transport
The Dublin Area Rapid Transit system is the only electrified railway in
the country and serves stations at regular intervals on the railway line
along the east coast. A two-line light rail system called Luas opened in
2004 and has proved popular in the (limited) areas it serves. It is
hoped a metro system linking Dublin Airport to the city will be the next
major infrastructural project.
The bulk of the public transport system in Dublin is made up of bus
services operated by Bus Átha Cliath (Dublin Bus), which operates a
network of nearly 200 daytime routes (identified by number and sometimes
suffixed with a letter, e.g. 40, 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D) and 24 "Nitelink"
overnight services which run on Monday to Saturday nights, which are
identified by a number suffixed with "N" e.g. 40N). Apart from some
tourist buses, all Dublin Bus' services are one-man operated, and
daytime fares are determined by the number of fare stages travelled
through—fares are payable in coin and only the exact fare is
acceptable—if passengers overpay, they are issued "change tickets" which
must be presented at the Dublin Bus office in O'Connell Street to be
converted to cash. Alternatively, various pre-paid tickets and passes
can be bought from Dublin Bus or its agents, and are processed by a
validating machine on the right of the entrance door of the bus.
Nitelink buses charge a flat fare regardless of the distance travelled.
A number of other bus companies provide services in Dublin, including
Bus Éireann which provides services to the more distant parts of
Dublin's ever-widening commuter belt. In the absence of an overall
transport authority in Dublin, obtaining information about all public
transport options available for a particular journey can take some time.
The Irish Government has launched a national transport plan which is
expected to cost the government €34.4 billion over the next 10 years.
Most of this will go towards the Dublin Port Tunnel, seven new LUAS
projects, two Metro lines, DART extensions and an underground station at
St Stephen's Green integrating all services. However Irish transport
plans tend to go massively over-budget. The best example is the Port
Tunnel which has gone over-budget all the way in to the record books.
The Port Tunnel was originally envisaged as a single bore, two lane road
to cater primarily for trucks, and which by charging no toll on trucks
an extorionate toll on cars to deter their custom, would not need
substantial tolling infrastructure. It has been built to motorway
standard as two separate tunnels to cater for all traffic and all
traffic will be tolled. The tunnels are significantly deeper than
originally planned to reduce disturbance to residential areas, and had
to be built one kilometre longer to reach this depth and requiried many
more ancilliary works to facilitate this, such as demolition and
rebuilding of existing bridges.
Entertainment
There is a vibrant night life in Dublin — the most internationally
notorious area for these activities is the Temple Bar area south of the
Liffey. This area has become synonymous with stag and hen parties and
tourists, causing many locals to steer clear of the area.
There are several theatres within the city centre, the largest of which
include the Abbey Theatre, the Gate Theatre, the Olympia Theatre, and
the Gaiety Theatre, which opens its doors after the evening theatre
production to host a variety of live music, dancing, and films. The
Gaiety's bars are open later than any others in the city. The largest
theatre in the city is the Mahony Hall in The Helix at Dublin City
University in Glasnevin.
There are two large cinemas in the city centre; The Savoy Cinema and the
Cineworld Cinema (formerly UGC) are located north of the Liffey.
Alternative and special-interest cinema can be found in the Irish Film
Institute in Temple Bar, and in the Screen Cinema on d'Olier St.
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