East Wall
| East Wall Irish: An Port Thoir | |
| County Dublin | |
|---|---|
 View of East Wall from Railway Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | O176352 |
| Location: | 53°21’14"N, 6°14’6"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dublin |
East Wall is an inner-city area of the Northside of Dublin, County Dublin. It was built on reclaimed ground in the 1820s
The area is just half and hour's walk from Dublin's main thoroughfare, O'Connell Street.
East Wall is bounded by the Royal Canal to the south. It is linked to Fairview by the Annesley Bridge. The region is also bounded by Railway lines, the Royal Canal, the River Tolka, the River Liffey and Dublin Port (the Irish Sea) resulting in a readily identifiable area geographically if somewhat separated from the large city which surrounds it.[1] The southern entrance to the Dublin Port Tunnel is in East Wall.
Development
East Wall dates from the end of the eighteenth century from the time of the construction of the North Wall. It was originally a working-class area, with many finding employment in Dublin Port, adjacent to the area. In the economic boom years from the late 1990s onwards, the area developed rapidly, with the notable addition of the International Financial Services Centre (mostly in neighbouring North Wall), and East Point Business Park on reclaimed land extending East Wall to the north. It has developed rapidly since the late 1990s, and in 2013 regained its status as an officially recognised village within the framework of Dublin City Development Plan.
There has been an increase in the population in recent years to over 5,000. It now contains a number of social organisations across cultural, arts & sporting interests, and it has an award-winning community cultural centre, The Sean O'Casey Centre, which is named after one of its most famous past residents. New businesses have located in the area in recent years. It is located close to the port area, the financial district and with ease of access to Dublin Airport.
References
- ↑ "East Wall Area Action Plan". Dublin Docklands Development Authority & Dublin City Council. http://www.dublindocklands.ie/files/publications/docs/20071023034742_eastwallaap2004.0001.pdf.