Dublin Metropolitan Area (GDA) is a term used by various bodies to describe the area of Dublin and its surrounding counties which have an urban designation; between these bodies its definition is not always consistent. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Garda usage

The term is used by the Irish police force, the Garda Síochána, to describe the legal boundaries of the Dublin district. This area covers the Dublin Region except the part of County Fingal north of Swords. This area is covered by the Louth and Meath Garda Division. The Dublin Metropolitan area also includes the Kildare town of Leixlip, and the Wicklow towns of Bray, Greystones, and Enniskerry. This boundary has legal importance, as for example licences for digital television in Dublin, such as that held by NTL Ireland, cover the Metropolitan Area. Coolock (An Chúlóg in Irish) is an area on Dublin citys Northside in Ireland. ... Raheny (Ráth Éanna in Irish) is a quiet northern suburb of Dublin, the capital city of the Republic of Ireland. ... Santry is a bustling mixed class suburb on the Northern side of Dublin. ... Crumlin is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the Southside of the city between Walkinstown, Drimnagh and the Grand Canal. ... Rathfarnham (Irish: Ráth Fearnáin, meaning Fearnains Ringfort), is a residential suburb on Dublins Southside. ... Rathmines (Ráth Maonais in Irish) is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, about 3 kilometres south of the city centre. ... BlackRock Inc. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Dún Laoghaire (Irish pronunciation ; anglicized pronunciation ) is a seaside town and a ferry port situated some 12 km south of Dublin city centre, and is the administrative centre of the county of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. ... Blanchardstown (Baile Bhlainséir in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin City, Ireland. ... Ballyfermot Road Ballyfermot (Baile Formaid in Irish) is a predominantly working-class suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Donnybrook (Irish Domhnach Broc, meaning Church of [Saint] Broc) is a district of Dublin, Ireland. ... Emblem of the Garda Síochána. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin Code: D Area: 921 km² Population (2002) 1,122,821 County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly the Dublin Region[1] (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city of... Fingal (Fine Gall in Irish, meaning foreign tribe, i. ... Swords (Sord Cholm Cille in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin City in the Republic of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Naas Code: KE Area: 1,693 km² Population (2002) 163,944 Website: kildare. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Enniskerry town centre Enniskerry (Áth na Scairbhe in Irish) is a picturesque small town in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, with a population of approximately 1,800, although this measurement is subject to difficulties, depending on to what degree the increasingly populated surrounding areas are included. ... NTL Communications (Ireland) Limited is a cable television and MMDS company in the Republic of Ireland. ...

The term originated from the Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925 (Section 3); that act amagamated the Dublin Metropolitan Police and Garda Síochána as one national police force. The term Dublin Metropolitan Region has gained prevalence in recent years for Dublin Metropolitan Area. The Dublin Metropolitan Police was formed in 1836, after twenty years of attempts to create an effective policing force in Ireland Rural policing in Ireland began when Chief Secretary for Ireland, Robert Peel created the Peace Preservation Force in 1816. ... Emblem of the Garda Síochána. ...

Planning usage

The term is also used in the Strategic Planning Guidelines[1] for the Greater Dublin Area to refer to the area of Dublin and its environs which is to be consolidated as a suburban and metropolitan district. It differentiates between which towns are considered suburbs, and which are considered commuter towns. The area is considered as being from Swords and Malahide in Fingal in the north to Greystones in County Wicklow in the south, and as far west as Kilcock in County Kildare. This differs from the Gardaí's designation in that it stretches some 20 km further west. Greater Dublin Area (GDA) is a loosely defined term which is used to describe the city of Dublin and the counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath, South Dublin and Wicklow of the Republic of Ireland. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... This article or section should be merged with Bedroom community A dormitory town is generally a rural town where a large proportion of its population commute to nearby cities. ... Swords (Sord Cholm Cille in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin City in the Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Fingal (Fine Gall in Irish, meaning foreign tribe, i. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

See also

• Metropolitan Cork