Ashbourne has undergone a rapid transformation in recent years, from a relatively small market town to become part of the thriving commuter belt of Dublin. The growth has largely been the result of the rapid construction of several new housing schemes - most notably several apartment blocks scattered throughout the town and a number of new housing estates. The growth has spurred expansion of local enterprise and retail to cater for the growing populations needs. Many new retail units have opened in recent years.
Amenities
There is an 18 hole golf course on the outskirts of the town and several sports clubs in the town, including a GAA club, Ashbourne-Donaghmore, a rugby union team, a number of soccer clubs, boxing club as well as other sporting organisations. The town also boosts several pubs and various other amenities.
1916 Rising Monument
On the northern outskirts of the village is a monument to the only major incident of the 1916 Easter Rebellion to take place outside Dublin. This monument carries a plaque inscribed with a line from a poem by Thomas Ashe, the local schoolmaster at that time: 'Let me carry your cross for Ireland, Lord'. The monument has a dual image - on one side the figure is in the form of Christ, on the other Insurgen
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Ashbourne RFC passed another milestone in its development plan with the opening of its two main pitches, having been converted to all weather playing surfaces.
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