Dublin 15 Explained

Settlement Type:Postal district
Dublin 15 (D15)
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Coordinates:53.3908°N -6.3928°W
Blank Name Sec1:Irish Grid Reference
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fingal
Subdivision Type3:Dáil constituency
Subdivision Name3:Dublin West
Subdivision Type4:EP constituency
Subdivision Name4:Dublin
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:01, +353 1
Postal Code Type:Postal district(s)
Postal Code:D15

Dublin 15, also rendered as D15, is a postal district in the suburbs of Dublin in Fingal, Ireland. It is 11km (07miles) west of the GPO in Dublin city.

Geography and political subdivisions

Dublin 15 covers a large area, rising from the River Liffey to 93m (305feet) at the townland of Cloghran near the Rosemount Business Park. The district is bordered by County Meath to the west and the north-west and by the Ratoath Road to the north-east. The land between the Ratoath Road / Cappagh Road and the M2 / N2 road lies in the Dublin 11 postal district. The townland of Ashtown and the boundary walls of the Phoenix Park is the district's eastern boundary. The Liffey forms the southern limit with the anomalous exception of that part of Dublin 20 that contains the village of Chapelizod.

Dublin 15 lies primarily within the county of Fingal.[1] Administrative offices of Fingal County Council are located in the grounds of the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.[2]

For elections to Dáil Éireann, the district is entirely contained within the Dublin West constituency. Only three electoral divisions of the constituency lie outside Dublin 15: Kilsallaghan, Lucan North and Swords-Forrest.[3]

Dublin 15 borders four postal districts; Dublin 11 and Dublin 7 to the east; Dublin 20 and Dublin 8 to the south.

The district overlaps at many points with the historic barony of Castleknock. Three civil parishes of the barony are not in Dublin 15; Ward, Chapelizod and St James'; the five remaining parishes are contained in the district.

Civil parishes

This is a list of civil parishes, as opposed to Ecclesiastical parishes, that lie in Dublin 15 along with notable townlands.

Industry

The area has a range of industries, notably in the IT and service areas including eBay and PayPal. The Damastown Industrial Estate, one of Dublin's largest industrial estates, includes a large IBM campus employing over 4,000 people.

The area includes a number of business parks, locally known as Ballycoolin, which are occupied by multinationals, SMEs, logistic companies and light industry.

Transport

The Dublin Suburban Rail western or Maynooth Line runs from Dublin Connolly to Maynooth. The five stops in the district, from east to west, are Ashtown railway station, Navan Road Parkway, Castleknock, Coolmine and Clonsilla. The Dublin Docklands to M3 Parkway line branches at Clonsilla to Hansfield serving the community of Casteheany and Ongar.

Usage in Dublin addresses

The postal district of Dublin 15 is used in conjunction with the seven-digit Eircodes that are unique to each address in the state. For example: Fingal County Council Grove Road Blanchardstown Dublin 15 D15 W638

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heritage by area - Dublin 15.
  2. Web site: Contact Us.
  3. Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017. 2017. 39. y. 24 January 2020.