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{{Short description|Informal division of Dublin, Ireland}}
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| name                            = The Northside
| type                            = Dublin, north of the Liffey
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[[File:DublinNorthside 2004 SeanMcClean.jpg|thumb|180px|Traffic passing the Independent Bridge at [[Drumcondra, Dublin|Drumcondra]]]]
[[File:HowthHarbour.jpg|thumb|180px|The harbour at [[Howth]]]]
The '''Northside'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/time-to-move-beyond-the-northside-southside-myth-1.551483?|title=Time to move beyond the northside-southside myth|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole|date=14 November 2012|url-access=subscription|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-date=7 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005218/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/time-to-move-beyond-the-northside-southside-myth-1.551483|url-status=live}}</ref> ({{langx|ga|Taobh Ó Thuaidh}}) in an informal but commonly used term to describe the part of the city of [[Dublin]] that lies to the north of the [[River Liffey]], and extending into part of North [[County Dublin]]. The part outside the city is within the county of [[Fingal]], a [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|local government area]] established in 1994. While it is sometimes regarded as less wealthy than the city's [[Southside, Dublin|Southside]], the Northside was originally the home of the city's upper classes and the more privileged of the two.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Phelan|first=Kate|date=11 January 2017|title=What's With Dublin's North-South Divide?|url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/ireland/articles/whats-with-dublins-north-south-divide/|access-date=1 February 2022|website=Culture Trip}}</ref> Today, some of the wealthiest areas in Ireland, such as [[Malahide]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gleeson|first=Colin|title=Households in Malahide enjoy highest incomes in State|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/households-in-malahide-enjoy-highest-incomes-in-state-1.3932426|access-date=1 February 2022|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref> [[Howth]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mcmorrow|first=Kate|title=Howth|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/howth-1.251368|access-date=1 February 2022|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref> [[Clontarf, Dublin|Clontarf]],<ref>{{Citation|last=Hill|first=Berkeley|title=Incomes of Agricultural Households|date=5 February 2018|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315201696-5|work=Farm Incomes, Wealth and Agricultural Policy|pages=179–272|publisher=Routledge|doi=10.4324/9781315201696-5 |isbn=978-1-315-20169-6|access-date=2 February 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and [[Castleknock]], lie north of the river.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Christopher|date=2 June 2020|title=Dublin By Numbers: Everything you need to know before moving to Castleknock|url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/property/dublin-numbers-everything-you-need-18351890|access-date=1 February 2022|website=DublinLive|language=en}}</ref>

== Definition ==
Not being an administrative area, the Northside is variously defined. It generally includes those parts of Dublin city that lie north of the River Liffey. [[County Dublin]] settlements north of the [[M50 motorway (Ireland)|M50]] motorway, such as [[Swords, County Dublin|Swords]] and Malahide, which have developed into suburbs of Dublin city, are usually included.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Swords, Dublin County Neighbourhood Guide – information on property, local amenities, schools, maps, services and transportation links|url=https://www.myhome.ie/neighbourhood-guide/swords/1411|access-date=30 December 2021|website=MyHome.ie}}</ref>

==Popular culture==
James Joyce set several of the ''[[Dubliners]]'' stories on the Northside, reflecting his childhood sojourns in Drumcondra and Fairview. Among the more recent best-selling writers to have written extensively about the Northside are [[Dermot Bolger]] and [[Booker Prize]] winner [[Roddy Doyle]], who set several of his novels in the fictional Northside area of Barrytown.

The soap opera ''[[Fair City]]'' is set in Carrigstown, a fictional suburb within Dublin's Northside. According to the [[RTÉ Guide]], Carrigstown is bounded by [[Drumcondra, Dublin|Drumcondra]] to the north, the city centre to the south, [[East Wall]] to the east and [[Phibsboro]] to the west.<ref>''[[RTÉ Guide]]'', 5–11 September 2009 edition</ref>

== Areas of the Northside ==
The Northside includes Dublin city centre north of the Liffey, of whose many streets some are noted below, and districts such as [[Smithfield, Dublin|Smithfield]] and Summerhill. Some older districts, such as Oxmantown, no longer exist. Beyond the centre, areas of the Northside include those listed below, most (at least two names were invented in the 1960s) of the names being of long heritage, though until recently many were rural [[townland]]s. Some are distinct suburbs or villages; others are parts of larger areas:
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*[[Artane, Dublin|Artane]]
*[[Arbour Hill]]
*[[Ashtown, Dublin|Ashtown]]
*[[Balbriggan]]
*[[Ballybough]]
*[[Ballyboughal]]
*[[Baldoyle]]
*[[Balgriffin]]
*[[Ballygall]]
*[[Ballymun]]
*[[Bayside, Dublin|Bayside]]
*[[Beaumont, Dublin|Beaumont]]
*[[Blanchardstown]]
*[[Broadstone, Dublin|Broadstone]]
*[[Cabra, Dublin|Cabra]]
*[[Castleknock]]
*[[Clonee]]
*[[Clongriffin]]
*[[Clonsilla]]
*[[Clontarf, Dublin|Clontarf]]
*[[Coolock]]
*[[Corduff]]
*[[Darndale]]
*[[Dollymount]]
*[[Donabate]]
*[[Donaghmede]]
*[[Donnycarney]]
*[[Drumcondra, Dublin|Drumcondra]]
*[[East Wall]]
*[[Fairview, Dublin|Fairview]]
*[[Finglas]]
*[[Glasnevin]]
*[[Grangegorman]]
*[[Harmonstown]]
*[[Howth]]
*[[Kilbarrack]]
*[[Killester]]
*[[Kilmore, Dublin|Kilmore]]
*[[Kinsealy]]
*[[Malahide]]
*[[Marino, Dublin|Marino]]
*[[Mulhuddart]]
*[[North Wall (Dublin)|North Wall]]
*[[North Strand]]
*[[Ongar, Dublin|Ongar]]
*[[Oxmantown]]
*[[Phibsboro]]
*[[Portmarnock]]
*[[Priorswood, Dublin|Priorswood]]
*[[Raheny]]
*[[Santry]]
*[[Sheriff Street]]
*[[Skerries, County Dublin|Skerries]]
*[[Smithfield, Dublin|Smithfield]]
*[[Stoneybatter]]
*[[Strawberry Beds]]
*[[Sutton, Dublin|Sutton]]
*[[Summerhill, Dublin|Summerhill]]
*[[Swords, County Dublin|Swords]]
*[[Tyrrelstown]]
*[[Whitehall, Dublin|Whitehall]].
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The area is administered both by [[Dublin City Council]] (formerly Dublin Corporation) and [[Fingal County Council]], responsible for 84% and 16% respectively of the land area which lies inside the [[M50 motorway (Ireland)|M50 motorway]] and north of the [[River Liffey]] (excluding the [[Howth]] peninsula).

== Postcodes ==
{{See also|List of Eircode routing areas in Ireland}}
Traditionally, [[Dublin postal districts]] on the Northside begin with odd numbers, while those on the [[Southside, Dublin|Southside]] begin with even numbers. For example, [[O'Connell Street]] is in [[Dublin 1]], whereas the outer suburb of [[Ballymun]] is in Dublin 11. An exception is the [[Phoenix Park]], which is on the Northside but is part of [[Dublin 8]]. The reason for this is explained by historian [[Pat Liddy]]: "Long before there were postal codes, the [[James's Street, Dublin|James's Street]] Postal Sorting Office looked after the Phoenix Park, because it was considered to be closer and more convenient than Phibsborough. James's Street continued in this role when the postal codes were introduced, so Dublin 8 it had to be."{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}

The [[Eircode]] system adopted for all postal addresses in Ireland in 2014 adapted the old postal districts for addresses in Dublin, with addresses in Dublin 1 having a prefix beginning D01, and Dublin 11 having a prefix beginning D11, etc. The outer edges of the Northside within the city and [[Fingal]] also contain all but one of the K Eircode areas. [[Swords, County Dublin|Swords]], for example, is in Dublin K67, whereas [[Malahide]] is in the K36 area. The single exception to the rule is [[Lucan, Dublin|Lucan]], which is in south-west Dublin and is designated as Dublin K78.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Routing Key Boundaries|url=https://autoaddress.com/en-ie/support/developer-centre/resources/routing-key-boundaries|access-date=30 December 2021|website=autoaddress.com}}</ref> Another quirk of the postal district system on the Northside is that the town of [[Clonee]] in Dublin's neighbouring [[County Meath]] has the Eircode of D15.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Clonee, D15/£125,000-plus|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/clonee-d15-125-000-plus-1.230613|access-date=30 December 2021|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref>

An example of an address including the traditional Dublin postal district
: The Gresham Hotel
: 23 Upper O'Connell Street
: Dublin 1
: D01 C3W7.

An example of an address from outside the traditional postal districts: 
: Coffee Works
: 62 Main Street
: Swords
: County Dublin
: K67 RX94.

== Landmarks ==
[[File:Findlater's church, Parnell Square, Dublin.jpg|thumb|180px|Findlater's Church ([[Abbey Presbyterian Church, Dublin|Abbey Presbyterian Church]]), [[Parnell Square]]]]
[[File:Dublin City North 2009.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Dublin's Northside, with O'Connell Street in the left-foreground, Croke Park in the centre-middle-ground and Clontarf and Portmarnock in the background]]
Well-known places and sights on the Northside include:
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*[[Abbey Street]]
*[[Abbey Theatre]], the Irish National Theatre
*[[Ambassador Theatre (Dublin)|Ambassador Theatre]]
*[[Áras an Uachtaráin]], the residence of the [[President of Ireland|President]]
*[[Arbour Hill Prison]]
*[[Beaumont Hospital, Dublin|Beaumont Hospital]]
*[[Blessington Street Basin]]
*[[Bull Island]] including Dollymount Strand
*[[Capel Street]]
*[[Casino at Marino]]
*[[Casino Model Railway Museum]]
*[[Castleknock Castle]]
*[[Clontarf Castle]]
*[[Croppies' Acre]]
*[[Dublin Connolly railway station|Connolly Station]]
*[[Croke Park]]
*[[The Custom House]]
*[[Dalymount Park]]
*[[Dorset Street (Dublin)|Dorset Street]]
*[[Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane]]
*[[Dublin City University]]
*[[Dublin Port]]
*[[Dublin Zoo]]
*[[Dunsink Observatory]]
*[[EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum]]
*[[Farmleigh]]
*[[Four Courts]]
*[[Garden of Remembrance (Dublin)|Garden of Remembrance]]
*[[Gate Theatre]]
*[[General Post Office (Dublin)|General Post Office (GPO)]]
*[[Glasnevin Cemetery]]
*[[Grand Canal (Ireland)|Grand Canal]]
*[[Grangegorman Military Cemetery]]
*[[Henrietta Street, Dublin|Henrietta Street]]
*[[Henry Street (Dublin)|Henry Street]] 
*[[Howth Castle]]
*[[Howth Head]]
*[[International Financial Services Centre, Dublin|International Financial Services Centre]]
*[[Ireland's Eye]]
*[[Irish Writers' Union|Irish Writers Centre]]
*[[James Joyce Centre]]
*[[King's Inns]]
*[[Lambay Island]]
*[[Malahide Castle]] and regional park
*[[Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin|Mater Hospital]]
*[[Moore Street]]
*[[Morton Stadium]]
*[[Mountjoy Prison]]
*[[Mountjoy Square]]
*[[National Aquatic Centre]]
*[[National Botanic Gardens (Ireland)|National Botanic Gardens]]
*[[National Museum of Ireland]] (Collins Barracks)
*[[National Transport Museum of Ireland]]
*[[Newbridge Demesne]]
*[[R101 road (Ireland)|North Circular Road]]
*[[O'Connell Street]]
*[[Jameson Irish Whiskey|Old Jameson Whiskey Distillery]]
*[[Parnell Square]]
*[[Phoenix Park]]
*[[Rotunda Hospital]]
*[[Royal Canal]]
*[[Saint Anne's Park]]
*[[St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin]]
*[[St Doulagh's Church]]
*[[St. Mary's Church, Dublin|St. Mary's Church]]
*[[St. Mary's Hospital (Phoenix Park)]]
*[[St Mary's Pro-Cathedral]]
*[[St. Michan's Church]]
*[[Smithfield, Dublin|Smithfield]]
*[[Spire of Dublin]]
*[[Swords Castle]]
*[[Talbot Street]]
*[[The Helix (Dublin)|The Helix]]
*[[Tolka Park]]
*[[Wellington Monument, Dublin|Wellington Monument]]
*[[3Arena (Dublin)|3Arena]]
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Major transport hubs include [[Dublin Connolly railway station|Connolly Station]], [[Busáras]] (the national central bus station) and [[Dublin Airport]]. The main shopping area in the north inner city, and the busiest shopping street in Ireland, is [[Henry Street, Dublin|Henry Street]]/[[Mary Street, Dublin|Mary Street]], just off O'Connell Street. Three of the five city-centre shopping centres are located on the Northside: the [[Jervis Shopping Centre]], the [[Ilac Centre]]/Moore Street Mall, and the Irish Life Shopping Mall, along with Dublin's largest out-of-town centre, at Blanchardstown, and others at Swords, Coolock, Charlestown in northern Finglas, and Donaghmede. The [[Cineworld]] ([[UGC (cinema operator)|UGC]]) cinema on Parnell Street is the largest cinema in Ireland with seventeen screens, while the [[Savoy Cinema|Savoy]], located on O'Connell Street and operated by [[Irish Multiplex Cinemas|IMC]], is one of Ireland's oldest cinemas.

Institutions of [[higher education]] include the Grangegorman Campus of [[Technological University Dublin]], the newest university established in Dublin, and [[Dublin City University]], with its campus located primarily in Glasnevin and Drumcondra.

State bodies based on the Northside include [[Met Éireann]] (the national meteorological office), the [[Central Fisheries Board]], [[Enterprise Ireland]] (the national enterprise and trade board), the [[National Standards Authority of Ireland]], [[Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland]], the [[Marine Institute Ireland|Marine Institute]], the [[Department of Defence (Ireland)|Department of Defence]], the [[Department of Education and Youth]], and the [[Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

==References==
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{{Areas of Dublin}}
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[[Category:Sub-divisions of County Dublin]]